MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 17 November 1913, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

(Before Mr W. G. Kenrick, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS

Two Maori women, Kino and Ruihi pleaded guilty to having been drunk in High street on Saturday. Mr ODea appeared for "the two women, and explained that they had been given drink by some low-down white person whom these Maori women did not know, but whom they promised to point out to the Dolice if they saw him again. He asked for leniency under these circumstances. His Worship recorded a conviction without fine, but ordered that the interpreter's fee of 10s 6d be paid.

BOROUGH BY-LAW CASES

H. V. Holmes was charged, on the information of the Borough Inspector, "'rth having driven a cab on the night of October 18 without proper lights as provided by the by-laws. The Inspector said that this was an unfortunate case for Holmes. The night was wet, and he was unable to ikeep his matches dry to light his lamps.- Holmes had to keep an appointment; and was driving without his lights when the Inspector saw him. ]His Worship recorded a conviction without a fine.

Geo. Roberts pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to obey an order of the Inspector to remove his dray to another stand.

Roberts contended that the Inspector did not give any order, but merely said "This is not a cart stand."

Conviction recorded without a fine

FOUL-BROOD IN BEES

An unusual case was called on in which the Apiary Inspector proceeded against Joseph Adams, of Tokaora, for failing to comply with the Inspector's instructions to take such measures as may be necessary to cure foul-brood in bees.

Adams pleaded guilty, saying he had delayed the work as he was negotiating for a piece of land in another locality, and he considered it useless applying the measures to cure the disease 'until he was quite ready for removal. The Inspector explained that the existence of foul-brood in one lot of hives was a menace to the industry in the whole district, and that he had come up specially from Wellington to attend to this case.

His Worship inflicted a fine of os, costs 7s, and insoector's exnenses £2 10s.

BANKRUPTCY CASES

D. S. Fox was charged on the information of the D.O.A. with (1) being a bankrupt he failed to keep_such books of account as are usual and proper in the business carried on by him; and (2) that being a bankrupt he did on April Ist, 1912, contract a debt of £300 to A. Hatrick. and Co., Wanganui, when he could not have had reasonable cause of being able to pay the same. Mr McCarthy, instructed by Messrs Weston and Weston, of New Plymouth, appeared for the D.0.A., and mentioned that, as he had only received the summons back on Saturday he was not prepared to go on with the case. He asked for an adjournment.

Mr ODea, for defendant, objected. Fox was living at Otorohanga, beyond Te Kuiti. He was served with this summons ' ; on Tuesday, and he then walked nine miles to the railway and arrived in Hawera on Thursday. This had cost him £4 6s 4d, and he had left a contract at which he was earning £1 per day. He had been ordered to Hawera for this date, and he was here prepared to go on with the case. If plaintiff paid his expenses he would not object to an adjournment. After some discussion it was ultimately agreed that Mr McCarthy communicate with Messrs Weston and Weston, and that in .the meantime the case be set down for hearing on Wednesday morning. Bail was allowed de- , f endant in his own recognisance of ! £100 and one surety for £50. This f was immediately forthcoming.