MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1939, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TO-DAY'S GREYMOUTH CASES Mr Itavmuml Ferner, S.M., presided at. a .sitting of the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court, to-day. A first-offender for drunkenness, who did not appear,, was fined the amount of his bail, 5/-. 'Two first-offenders, who were charged with being found withold lawful excuse ou licensed premises after hours, were each fined 5/-. For cycling by night without lights, Bryan Johnston and Patrick Rea wete each tilled 10/-, with costs. Mian Smith iMf C. R. McGinley) admitted a charge of incorrect parking of a ear. in Mawhera Quay, on March I. He was lim'd 10/-, with costs. . ,\ plea that he was hurrying because, if he did not reach home al a certain lime he would get no tea, was made by Ernest James Kropp, who admitted that, on January 31. along the main road at South Beach, he exceeded the speed limit of 25 miles an hour. Traffic Inspector J. Ro worth stud that defendant, was doing 40 miles an hour. . "You must not. travel at this speed in a motor-lorry.” said the S.M.. in inflicting a line of 20/-, with costs. Leslie Alexander Groom pleaded not guilty to a charge that, on February 23, at. the. intersection of Alexander and Murray Streets, he tailed to give way to traflic on his right. Senior-Sergeant Quayle said Groom was travelling south along Alexander Street, and a man named Stewart was travelling east along Murray Street. Both arrived at the intersection about the same time. A collision occurred, hut no great damage was done. Herbert Martin Stewart said defendant was a Quarter of the way across Murray Street before he saw him. He then swerved to the right to try to miss him. He believed that defendant was on the intersection first. The S.M. Ito defendant): You are discharged. There is no case to answer. Groom and Stewart were each charged with failing to have a warrant of fitness for their motorvehicles. A fine of 10/-. with costs, was imposed in each case.