INTOXICATION CHARGE.
MAGISTRATE’S OBSERVATIONS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 25. “So many of these people who are aocused of being intoxicated in charge of cars are obviously decent people otherwise, and I hesitate to impose the maximum penalty of imprisonment without the option of a fine,” said Mr E. C. Lewey, S.M., this morning. “There is, however, an almost continuous stream of these offences, and 1 have ijideed come to the conclusion, in common with other Magistrates, that imprisonment terms should be imposed.” The Magistrate was referring to the case of Robert Mayne, aged 29, who pleaded guilty. Mayne was fined £2O, in default thirty days’ imprisonment, and his driver’s license was cancelled and he was prohibited from obtaining another within eighteen months. ■ , , •„ Counsel said Mayne was employed n a Government department and would lose his job.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 11
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137INTOXICATION CHARGE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 11
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