REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1939, Page 11

REEFTON NOTES

[OUli OWN CORBESPONDENT.]

"REEFTON, October 31

-....At ’a sitting of the .Magistrate’s Court to-day," before Mr. G. G. .Chis-. holhn.'S'.M:/ John W. Carr' was. j charged .with throwing stones t.o the 'damage Of persons; and'With assault oh Thomas Harris by'htrilting'.'liim bn'the head vVfth’-a '.’stone,';”H£ Was'.convicted and cqinmifted'to probation for 'l'2 ihonths: : ’William • Kernohhn; was' charged by •Traffic 7 Inspector-Hill with using an uh licensed motor-vehicle/ arid with open ating a motor, vehicle having defective brakes. On the first charge, defendant'was fined; £2, with costs 12/-, and on - the second charge was fined £1; with-costs-12/-. ! /

\ Bagnell feyrhe, for operating &■ motdr lprg(y- which'/was carrying/a; load the length of'.- which exceeded" that allow 1 e'dr.by regulation, was fined 5/-, with cents' 10/-.' t G ' Robert'G.'Lawn and James' T. Lawi). riding ..bicycles on 'a, main reap two abreast;"’were each convicted and fined 10/y. with costs 10/-. -. On charges of "allowing, stock -tp -wander (J-n'tlie roads, Charles Gibbs, -John~P’Regah;~TredQrick W. Archer, -and James-Wright- "were each fined 10/-, with costs. Walter Williams was fined £2, with costs 12/-, for a similar offense. ■ ■ I

' John H. Halligan, for riding a bicycle after sunset without a light. yysS fined 10/-, with costs . 12/-. | ‘•"■'At a sitting" of the Warden’s Court, before MrJ/G. G. Chisholm. S.M., the fb’ll.qwing". applications were ..heard: Gj. ■^cClatchie' : ah'd Co.,"coal lease and extension of time for the hearing of an application.—Both granted. John Coghlan, ordinary prospecting license. —Recommended for Minister’s consent*.