WAIPAWA MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 186, 6 November 1925, Page 7

WAIPAWA MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before Mr. R. W. Dyer, S.M.) (Ow n Correspondent.) The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday, presided over by Mr. R. W. Dyer.' S.M., and the following business was transacted: — CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following caes:—D.l.C. v. A. and E. Collins, junr., claim £2 13/9, costs £1 15/6; Limbrick Bros. v. G. E. Weaver, £3 l/’3, costs £1 6/6; Comjnissioner Taxes v. H. A. Ellison, for costs 28/-; Hallenstein Bros. ,v. W. Tipene, £5 11/5. costs £1 15/6; Waipawa County Council v. F. Deane, £2O 18/-, costs £2 17/6; same v. Mata, £lB 11/-. costs £3 6/-: Waipawa Auctioneering Co. v. J. Peters, £3 5/-, costs £1 3/6. Judgment summons.—Tame Ruki Ruki (Logan) was ordered to pay Quarto Santini £lO in two months, in default one month’s imprisonment. CHARGE OF THEFT. Milton Blackman (Mr. Strang), charged with stealing coal, valued at 3/-, from the local railway station, pleaded not guilty. A. W. Jackson, stationmaster, said that on the day in question he saw rhe defendant taking coal from the side of a truck and putting it in a dog box. The coal was in a bag and was the sweepings from the yard. He kept watch with Constable O’HiPoran for the rest of the day and saw the defendent taking it from the dog box at 9.30 p.ni. The defendant gave evidence of carting the coal. Some of it was spilled on the loose gravel when bagging up and this he looked upon as not good enough io send to the store and so ho swept it up and put it in the dog box. In reply to Sergeant Hogan, the defendant said he did not call for it at 5 p.ni. on his way home as he was loaded up with stores and also that business took him through the yards later in the evening. His Worship said he must convict. A stop must be put to pilfering, and if any further cases came before him of stealing from the railway station tie would make it a case of imprisonment. The public were entitled to security. A fine of £5 with costs 11/was imposed and the coal (produced) to be restored to the owner. MOTORIST CHARGED. Wallace Hastie (Mr. Dolan) was proceeded against on two charges, one of driving a motor car without a license and the other of being drunk whilst in charge of the car. A plea of guilty was entered on the first cllarjje, for which a conviction and a fine of £2 and 23/- costs were imposed. The defence was that the defendant was under the misapprehension that a trial was allowed before a license became necessary. The defendant was a novice in driving. On the charge of driving whilst under the influence of liquor, lengthy evidence was called for the prosecution and defence, after which His Worship said that the weight of the evidence, to his mind, went to show that the charge was unfounded and therefore he would dismiss the case on this count.