ELTHAM COURT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 21 September 1927, Page 10

ELTHAM COURT.

FORTNIGHTLY SITTINGS. Before Mr R. W. Tate, S.M., at the fortnigbtlv sittings of the Elbham Magistrate’s Court yesterday, judgment for plaintiff was entered in the following undefended civil cases: —I. J. Bridger v. 0. .Belke, £4 7.s 6d; Kith am Motors Limited v. H. B. Kidd, £4 13s. BREACH OF AWARD. L. A. Gower, for whom Air J. H. Slieat appeared, was charged on the information of the inspector of awards with, having employed R, Scott as a motor driver at £4 per week 'instead of £4 13s 6d. between February 24 and March 29, contrary to the 'provisions' of the Motor and Horse Drivers’ award, to which he was a. party. Mr Sheet admitted the breach on behalf of his client, who had simply employed Scott to relieve Hris distress. Scott liad offered to work for £3 perr W& A conviction and fine of £2, without costs, was recorded. SPEEDING IN MAIN STREET. Eric G. Lambert, 20 years of age, was fined 10s. with 10s costs, for driving a motor delivery van between High and Stunner*,* streets at 8 a.m. on” September 6 at a greater .speed than 12 miles per hour. . . Lambert pleaded vuilty, explaining that he was late for work, and the street being clear of traffic he had hurried. As a result of the information laid bv Inspector McDonald, he had lost his employment with tlhe Power Board. In thesis circumstances the Magistrate took a lenient view of the case, remarking that the offender had al-j-eady been punished to a certain extent. STRAYING BULLOCKS. Jack Wallis, contractor, of Kaponga, who was convicted two> months ago of permitting working bullocks to stray on the highway, appeared to report Jits inability to procure' paddocking in the interim. He bad endeavoured' to> sell the bullocks. , . , , , Mr St L. Reeves admitted on behalf of the Eltbam County Council that defendant had done his best to obtain paddoeking. but the dianger to the travelling public 'Still existed, us t«he bullocks roamed the roads at will. _ The Magistrate said' he did' not wish to impose a hardship by inflicting a heavy fine, and further adijourned the case for one month to permit of Wallis either securing paddocking or effecting the sale of his teams.

THEFT AT KAPONGA. A young farm labourer of 19 years of age. named Jack Johnson, pleaded guilty to the theft, at Kaponga. on August 28 of a pair of trousers valued at £2. the property of Arthur Long. Evidence was given by Constable O’Donoghue that Johnson at first denied, but later admitted, the offence. Long-and Johnson had' both been working for the Power Board, but whereas Long lodged at the Dominion .Hotel, Johnson put up at a private hoardinghouse opposite. Johnson had' taken the trousers from Long’s l bedroom for the nnrpose of wearing them at a dance. The garment had since lieen recovered. A conviction, with a fine of 20s and 10s costs, was entered. An order was made for the return of the trousers to the rightful owner. ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES. On the evidence of Constable O’Donogliue. Nelson Tuck, aged 21 years, was fined 10s, with 10s costs, for being found on the licensed premises of the Dominion Hotel, Kaponga, at 8.30 p.m. on September 18. Defendant’s plea was in the direction that he visited 1 the hotel to see the licensee on business, but the constable stated that he saw Tuck pass the licensee in the doorway on entering the hotel and did not accost him.