REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1939, Page 13

REEFTON NOTES

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. [OUR own correspondent.] REEFTON. July 18. At the Magistrate’s Court, to-day, before Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., four first offenders, charged with being found on licenesd premises after hours, were each fined 5/- with 10/costs. Four AVaiuta residents, for a similar offence, were each fined 5/witli costs 10/6, and 3/6 witnesses’ expenses, W. R. Blom, for carrying on a motor-vehicle a load beyond that for which the vehicle was licensed, was fined 10/-, with costs 10/-. O. J. Penny, for operating a motorcar without a driver’s license, was fined £L with costs 12/Henry. J. Rochford, tor not having a warrani of fitness for a motorvehicle, was lined .£l, with costs 10/-. For cycling by night without lights, Joseph Pfab’ert and John P. Fitzgerald were’ .a- • fined 10/-. with costs 12/-. • ■ Percy R. 11,11, charged by Traffic Inspector Burdett with exceeding the road classification with a load, and with carrying a load in excess of that for which tlie lorry was licensed, was fined £2, with costs 12/- on the first charge, and on the second he was fined £5/5/- with costs 12/-. For failing to carry an inspection certificate, defendant was fined £l, witli costs 10/-; for failing to carry a vehicle authority, he was fined £l, with costs 10/-; ■,/! for operating a motor-lorry withoi i’’having on same an indication disc, ’ was fined £1 with costs 10/-. On a cond charge of exceeding the road s.assification with a load, he was fined £l, with costs 10/-. The S.M. warned Hall that he must comply with the regulations. If this [were'not done, substantial penalties ‘ would be inflicted. Transport Nelson, Ltd., were fined £lO, with costs 10/-, on each of two charges of exceeding, on a multi-axle

Y motor-vehicle the maximum weight that could be carried on each axle. Traffic inspector Bprdett stated that i the maximum weight allowed on each axle of a six-wheeled lorry was four and a-half tons. AVhen the lorry of defendant company ,was weighed it vas found to be carrying seven tons one cwt. on one rear axle, and seven ions three cwt. on the other axle, making a total overload of six tons tour cwt. The company operated over 10 vehicles. The S.M. pointed out that he had previously issued a warning against overloading and its serious effects on -oad surfaces. This company could not plead ignorance, and lie proposed to make the penalty heavy. WARDEN’S COURT. At a sitting of the AVarden’s Court, ■ before Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., the following applications were dealt with: — ; R. Methven. ordinary prospecting • license. —Granted. J, J. Thompson, residence site li- , cense. —Granted. D. Methven, ordinary prospecting i license. —Granted. J. O’Regan, three ordinary prospect- : ing licenses. —Granted. ; M. S. O’Malley and others, leave to i surrender several mining privileges. — ; Surrender of claims accepted. Sur--5 render of water-race licenses recomt mended for Minister’s consent. ; E. T. Cox, ordinary prospecting license. —Recommended. D Absolam, ordinary prospecting ; license. —Recommended. ; Poor pressure of water from’ the ' reservoirs at Reefton for some days l caused complaints to be made to the County Engineer, who, in company > with the captain of the Fire Brigade, • inspected the mains in various parts (of the town to locate the fault, as ■ ( both reservoirs were carrying a good ; body of water. It was later found ?' that the valve at the head of the town had been partially turned ofl by some d unauthorised person. > The death occurred at Christchurch, on Tuesday, after a long illness, of

Mr. William Hobbs, who had been a resident of the Inangahua District for’ 33 years. Deceased who was aged 63, was a native of Exeter (Devon). He worked for many years in the Globe Mine, but had been dairying since the mine closed 20 years ago. He is survived by a widow and one son, Reginald, of Reefton.