OPUNAKE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 September 1924, Page 10

OPUNAKE.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., presided over the above Court on Monday, when the fallowing cases were dealt with : The Egmont County Council, for whom Mr. A. A.. Bennett appeared, obtained judgment, with costs against the following for the amounts stated: A. W. Allardice £l9 2s 9d; M. Yeates £2l 18s 2d; G. Dobbin £8 6fl Id; W. J. Dumbell £25 13s lid; S. R. Olliver £22 7s 7d; A. H. Vare £3O 6s; Hori Turu £6 5s lOd; M. Tamihana- £24 19s 2d Hughsons Ltd. (Mr. A. A. Bennett) obtained judgment against Mom on a Tamihana for £25 8s with costs. W. S. MacLeod was ordered to pay Wm. C. Aitken (Mr. Edmonds) £l3 •12s 6d forthwith in default 14 days; E. A. Jeffries was ordered to pay Clifford Thornton (Mr Edmonds) £l3 14s Gci in monthly instalments of £1 until debt- is extinguished. Fred West was ordered to pay to the Farmers’ Co-op. (Mr. H. B, Gibson) £2O 12s 6d forthwith, warrant to be suspended provided debtor pays £5 within 14 days, £5 by October 29, and £o monthly until the debt is paid. L. Hardgraves was ordered to pay R. Peat (Mr. Kingsford) the sum of £9 7s 6d in monthly instalments of £2, in default of 14 days. Fred Harvey (Mr. Bennett) claimed from Tiriti Wharepouri (Mr. F. Kingsford) a sum of £2 alleged to be due as money lent by plaintiff. Wharepiy.’.ri counterclaimed for £5-. being the alleged hire of a cultivator (£4)/ one sack of potatoes (£1). After hearing evidence His Worship - nonsuited the first claim and counter claim of £4 and gave judgment for Tiriti for £l. No costs were allowed either parties. J. H. Johnston, inspector of machinery. charged Charier-; Solo with being the owner of ail oil engine, lie did fail to notify the iir-nector of machinery for the district with the place and power etc. Defendant stated that he was under the impression that the mechanic who installed the engine had notified the Department. A lino of £2 and costs wa.s imposed. Ihe case should act as a warning to persons with unregistered machines. J. G. Rutherford was charged with having in his possession for longer Bum ceven da vs an unregistered firearm (a pen-rifle). After hearing an explanation by Counsel. His Worship dismissed the information. The Inspector of Noxious weeds 'M-. C W. Newport) took action against Fred West far foiling to clear land occupied by him of gor.se and blackberry at the proper season of the year. Defendant was convicted, the question of penalty bc-ing deferred for one month. For failing to register under the Defence Act for territorial training three bovs named C. T{.. L. P., and N. M. Trye were each convicted and fined 20s and c-ost/s. The Inspector of Factories (Mr. W. •T. Mountjov) took action against Ouickendon Bros., bnteliein. of Rahotu. for employing an assistant (Andrews) after 1 p.m. on the statutory halrholiclav. The defendants were convicted and fined 20s and costs. The insnector proceeded against Angus M illinm Lind, storekeeper, Awat.nne-. In- whom Mr. Baeyeftz appeared. for iai.ing to keep a wimes and i ov'-time book. A plea of guilty was entered. Mr. Mountjoy said defendant e-m----nlovori n man on a delivery cart and a baker. He had been warned on a previous occasion. Mr. Raeyertz said Lind had no time l-i fie ly-olr. 1,0 b«ing overworked in fhe simp. Defendant was fined 30s