REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 February 1940, Page 12

REEFTON NOTES

[OUE OWN COBRESPONDENT.] . REEFTON,-February -'7. • Before Mr G. G. Chisholm, S'.M.,< at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, judgment. for plaintiff, by default, was given in each of-the fol-- ; lowing cases:—Commissioner, of Taxes v. W. Prendergast for £l5/6/9, and (costs £l/3/-. L. E. Morgan v. E. J.. I Painter, for £2/2/- and costs £l/4/6.L. E. Morgan v. E. A. Lemon, claim | £lB/5/9 for solicitor’s costs and disbursements. Mr Patterson appeared on behalf of defendant—Decision reserved. K I William 4 David Blackadder was charged with (1) operating a motor-

vehicle' without a warrant of its fitness; and (2) aiding another to drive a motor-vehicle without a motordriver’s license. He was fined 10/-.. with 12/-. costs on the first charge, and ordered to pay costs 12/- on the other; • . . David. William' Robertson,' for operating a motor-vehicle with defective brakes, was fined £2, with costs 10/-. At a sitting of the Warden’s Court, Mr G. G. Chisholm, sitting as Warden, the following applications were dealt with:—Snowy. Rive'r Gold DredgingLtd., for an extension of time for hearing, application No,. 39/1939 for a claim icenso.—Granted. . James Andrew

- Davy, for an ordinary prospecting lis cense ov.er 45 acres in- Block TV, - Mawheraiti S.D.; also for leave to , amend , same.—Granted as per amendment applied for, Nicol James Webster for an ordinary prospecting license over 100 acres in Block XIV-, Reefton S.D.—Recoinmended. Edwin Arthur Lemon and others, for consent to transfer of water-race license from Snowy River Sluicing Co., Ltd.—Recommended. Ernest Cohen for a residence site license over 1 rood 20 perches in Block . XI, Reefton S.D. — Granted. . John Alexander Sutherland for an ordinary prospecting license over 28 acres' in Block XII, Reefton S.D.—Recommended.