OVERLOADED LORRY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11953, 25 May 1933, Page 3

OVERLOADED LORRY

PER nil POSTS WEIGH MORE THAN TO’IARA. DRIVER I*A V - I-OR KV. iwr.i-.DGE Tho differon-o -n between puriri and tot.u-a peMs waimmosscd on John N't-1 sou in i‘no Police Court yesfermy. through a ronwietion and a fun; of "s imputed upon him by Messrs. 1. A! n field and C. Blackburn, . s he- . verlwuhng a lorry. Mr. W. !! Scott, counties’ baffle inspector said iliat on May 12 defendant was caning posts from tho wharf. His heavy traffic !i<«mse entitled him to a weight of 3.1 tons. The lorry was stopped, and put on tho wciMi-lwidge. "ben - the weight was found to to !'•>■ y tons knr hundredweight. Jiis department had since stressed tin* importance of seeing that il-c. lony ] oople kept (within their licens.'s, and in fairness to other drivers such offences could not he overlooked. Defendant's quarterly traffic license Amounted to £2 11s.. but, if lie bad taken out a license according to his load be would have bad to pay £3 bs. He bad only GO parin’ posts on, but c)vcn so, that- was no oscuse, and ho must only carry :lecording to his license. Defendant in admitting the offence said lie was not- used to carting purid posts, and did not know his load was over-weight- He luid not felt tile iweicrht of ibc jvost-s for they wont on to the lorry from the ships sling lie thought with only 00 posts on board he was under weight. Tie could have carried 100 totara posts without overloading. Defendant was convicted and fined 5s and costs.