MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 729, 11 March 1926, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

FORTNIGHTLY SITTING BUSINESS DONE TO-DAY. (Before Mr R. AI. Watson, S.AI.) Charged with having driven his junior car along a public highway at night without having the necessary lights attached and burning, John Jens Thomason was convicted, and fined ids, costs IBs being imposed. The hearing of a case in which Ibe Feilding -Stock Inspector charged a certain person in Kimbolton with feeding pigs with unboiled offal, was adjourned lo next Court day.

Emma. Baker was convicted and lined lOs and costs 17s (id on a charge of keeping an unregistered dog. Jas. AYhittnker, borough ranger, conducted the prosecution. William Berry, Alanawatu County Traffic Inspector .proceeded against Richard Drummond, who pleaded guilty to allowing his 12 cows to wander at- large. He was fined £2 with costs 265. “A FILTHY PRACTICE.” Described hv the Pencil as a “tilth v practice,” besides being contrary to by-law, the act of throwing benzine tins oil the roadside in (he Alanawatu County resulted in the conviction of Hilton B, howler, commercial traveller, of Palmerston. He was fined 20s and costs 7s were imposed.

The Mannwatn County Traffic Inspector '(William Berry) conducted the prosecution, which is the first ol its kind to fie taken under the new .[Wellington and AYest Counties joint Iw-inws 1925.

LORRY WITHOUT REFLECTOR. ■William Berry also proceeded against B. Will in-ms on a charge ol operating a motor lorry without a reflector attached and against the Highways Transport Co., Ltd., on a charge of procuring commission of an offence. It was stated that AYilliams was a driver i n the employ of the Highways Transport Co., and had been warned by the traffic inspector to procure a reflector for the lorry he was driving. On the recent- date of the offence the lorry was still without a reflector, Williams stating that the company had refused to equip In’s lorry in this respect.

Both the company and AYilliams were fined 20s with costs.

CIVIL LIST. Judgment by default was given plaintiff in the following undefended civil actions: F. H. Sanders (Mr Hill) v. AY. H. Tubman and AI. Tubman £B9 16s 9d, costs £6 9s .fid ;F. and E. Taylor (AI,. Hill) v. K. A. Humphries, £4 18s 7d, costs 34s fid; George Riviere (Af r Power) v. A. J. Harrison, £36 18s Lid, costs £1 7s (id. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. C. Stevens (Air Power) was ordered to pay Bowden Bros. (Air Elliott) the amount owing, £3B 18s 9d, in default six weeks’ in Wanganui gaol, the writ to he suspended so long as debtor pays 30s monthly. J. Fletcher was ordered- to pay G. O. Hubner (Mr Taylor) £l9 Is Od, in default six weeks’ imprisonment, writ to be suspneded so long as debtor pays £4 monthly. C. Stevens was ordered to pay E. C. Barnett (Afr Ta-vlor) £45 18s, in default six - weetks’ imprisonment, writ to be suspended so long as debfo,. pays 30.4' monthly.