REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 22 May 1941, Page 11

REEFTON NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent]

REEFTON, May 21

At yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, Mr G. G. Chisholm, SM., presided. Andrew W. Hardie, charged wiflh operating a motor vehicle with defective brakes and with operating a motor vehicle which had a defective warning device, was fined 10s on each offence, with costs ,10s. Benjamin J. Mitchell, lor driving a motor vehicle without, ex ercising due care and attention, was fined 10s with costs 10s. James rH. Lynch, for negligent driving of a motor vehicle, was fined £2 10s, With costs totalling £1 5s lOd. Paul Brazil was charged with riding a cycle alter dark and having no light was fined 15s, with costs 12s. For being found on licensed premises five Hk-t offenders were each fined ss, witn 10s costs. Robert Horsborough was charged with a breach of a prohibition order and with an assau.t. Defendant pleaded guilty to bom charges. Sergeant Ebbett: stated that the charges arose out of an incident which occurred at the Blackwater Hotel. Defendant was fined £5, covering both offences and ordered to pay costs and witnesses’ expenses totalling £1 3s 6d. Jean E. Harris, as licensee of Farrell s Hotel, was charged with selling liquor to a person under 21. She was convicted and fined 30s, with costs 10s. For selling liquor after hours, the same defendant was fined £2 wiyt costs 10s. Hilton Palmer, chargee, that, being a person other than a licensee of an hotel, he chd supply

liquor after hours, wafe convicted and fined £2 with costs 10s. Howard H Dodson, as licensee of Batira-j Hotel was charged with selling hquor after hours, being convicted _ and fined £1 with costs 10s. Francis low. for a breach of a prohibition order, was convicted and fined £1 with costs 10s, and for procuring liquor during th» currency of a prohibition order was fined £1 with costs 10s. At a sitting of the Warden s Court. Mr Chisholm as Warden, heard the. following applications: S. J. Mor ™° n for a residence site license.—Granted New Welcome Gold Mining Coy. for a reduction in rent.—Recommended. John A. Morris to surrender a claim license.— Accepted. Grey River Dredging Coy. Ltd., for an extension of time for hearing ot an application.-Recommended At the Magistrates Court debt, cases were as follows: -C. M. Mathison' (Mr. E. B. E. Taylor) v. Victor Alborn (Mr. Patterson), claim £lO4 6s 6d for damages arising out of a motor collision. Defendant counter claimed for £l3 14s Id. The claim and counter claim were both aisailowed without costs. Commissioner of Taxes v. Allen Leo Parrish: Judgment was for plaintiff by default for £2 13s 7d with costs 10s. J. W. Osborne v. ’ Loyola Hales: Judgment was for plaintiff by default for £23 18s Bd, with costs £4 2s 6d. J’- D. O’Regan (Mr. Patterson), v. Gilsenan Brothers (Mr. Morgan), claim for : £lB for injury to cows by running into them with motor-lorry. After lengthy evidence, ’judgment was for plaintiff for £l2 10s Od, with costs £4 6s Od. Commissioner of Taxes v. Coleman Creagh: Judgment was for plaintiff by default for £l7 18s lOd, with costs £1 5s Od.