MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Grey River Argus, 13 June 1933, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY’S CASES. The following cases were dealt with by Afr. \V. Meldrum, S.M., at a sitting if the Magistrate’s Court at Greynouth, yesterday; LORRY WITHOUT LIGHTS. Angus Scott Alervyu McLean, of Kumara. was charged with operating a heavv motor vehicle not displaying the respective lights required. .Defendant did not a]'pear. Inspector J. H. dark, who laid the information, slate-] that it was totally dark at the time. Defendant was convicted and fined £1 with costs. FAILED TO KEEP TO LEFT. Alfred Henry Dearing, of Karoro., was charged that, being the driver of a motor vehicle when meeting another vehicle in Cowper Street, failed to keep to his left. Defendant ]deaded guilty “through | no fault of his own’’ he, stated. ■ Air. M. B. James, for the 'Traffic Inspector (Mr. A. J. Sloss), said that after proceeding along ('owper Street he entered Raleigh Street and suddenly swerved and ran into a car driven by a Mr. Waugh. Defendant stated that something happened to the car ami he lost control. The king bolt had been broken. He had not had it fixed, but had sold the car to a second-hand dealer. The back wheel was also broken. Defendant was convicted am] ordered to pay 10/- costs and 10/6 soliciUNEMPLOYMENT LEVIES UNPAID Albert Smart was chaiged v’th failure Io pay instalments of the Unemployment low amounting to £3/2/G. fines Cl/K/11. „ nf £5/18/-. Mr. !•’. (I. Davies. I’m- I b i' Lalu'-ur D 1 ’- part iin'iit. siinl Ilia! no elluri hal iiei'n nuule bv ilefenilant In pay 'Ju- levies. Defeinllint was ciinvieteil :i'i<l line 1 £1 ~n ()! ie iliarpe au<l i-onvii-t'*il tlie

ol hers. WRONG NUMBER PLATES. I’eter Dalz.iel. nl len Mile. Uas rlmiveil that he di.l use a nmt.ir ear <in n nia.l ni i limit ha vine Ihe .-issiyiieil , N ,mbers ami .1 is! I npllislli nv marks at-n-.e.l tlieretn in the presi-rilie.l manner. lie was I'llrlher diargeil with fililinp I within seven days ->i Ihe I-Imnye id' on ner: hip id ■ a nndlir He plea ded mJ pul 1 1 . James Herbert Haines was .harp-ed that he did cause to he affixed tn a muter rar a nitniber not being the appnopriate assigned nnmlier under the Art which is likely to be mistaken for an assigned iilllnlwr. H'' | leaded not guilty. Senior .Sergeant (’. .E- Roach said that the offences occurred atrut March 15. He asked that the evidence in lb cases lie taken together. The facts were, lie stated, that mi or about March 15. the defendant Dalziel traded an llssex num'll motor rar Io

Haim's in return fur a (’hevrolet rar. and Dnl/iel took possession ol the I’hiwroli'l ear -which was mJ registered. having been stored in Haines’s slii.p for almut twelve months. Dalziol's Essex ear was registered, ami 1,, earrv on they trans f e r red the plates I',.mu the Essex Io the Chevrolet. On A p n | s, | mb-.b'l collided with a motor evelist ami the charge was duo to a eomplaiiil liy the motor cyclist that Dalziel had failed to stop lifter an accident that the deception had been found out. Frederick Russell Sharplaud, announcer at 3ZT\, said that at ;>.40 p.m. on April 8. he was approaching Cobden bridge when he collided with a car and fell off his cycle. The car was numbered 23.372. He did not blame the driver of the cur for the 'To Dalziel: You were on your right side of the bridge.

Constable Houston said he interviewed Dalziel with regard to the accident Defendant. admitted exchanging the car. The numbers were off his Essex and must, have been' put on the Chevrolet, without his knowledge. Tic also said that he went back io the man on the motor cycle after the. accident and he said he was not hurt. . Janies Herbert Haines, one of the defendants, said the Chevrolet was not registered and Dalziel knew that he. went out of the garage with the (hanged number plates on Hie Chevrolet. One of the men told witness th;..l ho bad put Dalziel’s plates on

his newly-purchased car. Witness instructed the men to get the car ready for the road, and the men pul. the. changed number plates on, as Dalziel required a car to got home, and witness did not take the responsibility for that. Dalziel was to come into town the following Saturday to fix up registration, etc., for the car. but he failed to do so. John Cody, Registrar of Motor A’ehicles, in Greymouth, gave particulars of the registration of the two cars. The defendant, Dalziel. in evidence, said his Essex- was fully registered and numbered; but he did not know the numbers. Ho thought the Chevrolet was fully registered. Ho left the matter of notifying the change of ownership to Mr. Haines who volunteered to do it. The Magistrate said that Haines must accept the liability of the wrong number plates. lie would be convicted and fined 5/- with costs 10/-, and on the similar charge Dalziel would be convicted and discharged, whilst on the other charge Dalziel would be fined 10/- with costs 12/-. RAN INTO GOODS TRAIN. Vincent Llewellyn Davies, of Blackball, did not appear to answer a charge that being a driver of a motor cycle he did attempt to pass over a Railway crossing when the same was not clear, at Addington on April 19. Constable Hendrickson said defend-

ant had collided with a goods train, which at the time, was moving slowly. Defendant was convicted and fined 57- with costs 12/6. AFTER HOURS. Two statutory first offenders found on licensed premises after hours were each convicted and ordered to pay costs. f