MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 9 December 1913, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(Before Mr Kenrick, S.M.)

THE LICENSING ACT

Kino, a Maori woman, for whom Mr ■ODea appeared, pleaded guilty to supplying hquor to another native woman. Counsel said defendant was before the Court a few weeks ago for drunkenness, and the present charge was the sequel to this. The defendant did not know who it was who supplied her with the liquor, but said it was a white man. -She was really so intoxicated that she did not remember anything. # Sergeant Griffith 6aid the police had not yefc been told who the person was that supplied the woman with the liquor. "' ■■ . ' ' The Magistrate imposed a fine of 20s, with Court costs 7s, interpreter's fee £1 0s 6d, in default five-days' 'imprisonment. His Worship pointed out that -defendant was liable to a fine of £50. In future he intended to make stiff fines as the practice of drinking among the -fche Maori women must be stopped. Te Puia, who was similarly charged, pleaded guilty. Counsel stated that the defendant had given to the police the name of the person who had supplied the drink, and he. asked his Worship to deal leniently with her- ... The Magistrate said that in view ot the defendant having disclosed the name of the person who supplied her with the liquor, he would convict her and ordered her to pay the costs ss, and interpreter's fee, £1 Os 6d; in default, five days' imprisonment. Defendants were allowed a week in which to pay. Wijliam McElwain (Mr ODea) pleaded guilty to three charges of his prohibition order. Counsel said the offences arose out of one.bout, and as .defendant.had given a promise not to off end again, he wonld ask. that he-be dealt; with leniently. The Magistrate cautioned' the defendant as to his conduct aid: intimated that if he appeared again in Court on a similar offence he would have to consider the advisableness of sending him to a home for treatment. On the first charge defendant would be fined £5, with costs 7s, in default 14 days' imprisonment; on the second charge he would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon; and upon the third, convicted and discharged. Upon a charge of drunkenness the defendant was convicted and discharged. Defendant was.allowed until Deoembei 20 to pay the fine. ' BY-LAW PROSECUTIONS. G. Spinks, who did not appear, was fined ss, without costs;, for Having ridden his bicycle on the footpatU; in --default, five days' imprisonment., T. Tumaroroa was fined ss, with costs 7s, for having driven at night without lights; C. B. Weber was proceeded against by the Inspector of factories for having on July 23 failed to clo&e his business after 1 o'clock, and also with having employed an assistant arter ihat hour, this being, th* prosecution alleged, a breach of the- Shop and Offices Ace. Mr Sellar appeared for the defendant, and entered a plea of guilty. He explained that on the date of the intorination defendant, wh-> wa»- then proprietor of a carrying business, was engaged distributing coal which he had bougnt, and sold to customers. It was quastioaable whether defendant came under the Shop 3 and Offices Act. However, the defendant had since sold out Ads business, and was wow farming in 4ho Kaipara district, 100 miles north of Auckland. Under the circurastancesj and seeing that defendant had come ail this distance to be present at the hearing, he asked that the defendant bs leniently dealt with. A highly technical breach, of the Act had been * committed. The inspector fcaid he did not press for a heavy penalty. He wished to hare ai decision on ths case. . •The Magistrate said lie • could not now go into -the technical, points, as 'they-wer2-not'-before1 .-im.- .Defendant having pleaded guilty, he entered a uonviccioa in... cacti case, and ordered tin* derendant te pay the costs, 9s. DEFENCE CASES. J. Kururangi (Mr Sellar) was proceeded against for having failed to attend his parades. Counsel put in an application for exemption. His Worship said he would grant the defendant a partial exemption —he would be exempted from drills on the nights he was away from Hawera. On the information for failing to attend drill defendant would be convicted and ■ordered to pay costs, 7s. ~'• Guy Parrington; mail carrier, was ' granted an exemption from all daylight parades, and would be allowed to attend parades fortnightly, instead of weekly. ";An information against J. Simpson was withdrawn,, defendant haying been absent through sickness. : An information against. H. "VVbittingtpn was also withdrawn, it being stated that the defendant had, been granted six weeks' leave. ♦ F. Vpitrovosky, A. Greig,' and J. Muir, were each convicted and ordered to}; pay the costs, all the defendants laving had legitimate excuses. . - .The, Magistrate said if they had only taken the trouble to write 'a note to their commanding officer they "'Would rot have been proceeded against. The iio f e « fp, authorities had only to follow the Act.