MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 August 1924, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

WEEKLY SITTING. Ihe weekly .sitting ot the Hanera Magistrate's Court was held to-day. Y[r J. S. Barton. S.M., presiding. DEFENCE CASE. uni. A kite was fined 10s and 7s court costs for failing to register with the defence authorities. Defendant, who had reporter} voluntarily, stated that lie did not know he had to register. in view cf the fact that his father was an alien. DRUNKENNESS. -V, first offender for drunkenness was convicted and fined 7s 6d, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. BY-LAW CASES. William Rasseii, who, being the diiver of a motor-car, was charged with failing to drive as near as practicable to the left-hand side of the .road, was lined £1 and 7s court costs. It was stated tnat he cut a. corner when turning on an intersection. Harold Vickers, who was charged with driving a car without a tail light, was fined 10s and 7s court costs. \\ illiam Patton was fined 10s and is court costs for allowing a car to stand without lights attached. Kbr allowing a horse to .stray unattended in Morrissey Street, 0. R. Walker was fined 7s 6d and 7s court costs. • * J. G. Cahill, who was similarly charged, was lined os and 7s court costs. BY DEFAULT.' Judgment for the plaintiff, with costs against the defendant, was given in each of the following undefended civil cases. —W. Hawkins v. A. Coleman, £4. 7s: B. R. Long v. K. Kemp, £ls ss; same v. F. Kerr, £4 10s; A. Hatriek and Co.. Ltd., v. C. Cooper, £5 14s; Farmers’ Co-op. v. Harry Hodge, £45; M. Bailey v. B. Lindsay, £5 lbs; Purser and Suisted, Ltd., v. A. E. Cooper, £27 11s 4d; C. Birkett v. M. Mulligan, £3; F. A. Lichtwark v. G. H. Blackwell, £9 12s 6d ; ITawera Timber and Joinery Co., Ltd., v. C. Mori, £1 os 6d; Win. Page v. Joe Hokio, £45. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. , \ An order for iiayment of a debt of £5 Os 6d, in default 6 days’ imprisonment, was made in the judgment summons case Para Rubber Co., Ltd., v. G. Epai.