Magistrate's Court

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7409, 17 December 1930, Page 3

Magistrate's Court

BUSINESS IN FEILDING The fortnightly sitting of the Feilding Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday, Mr. R. M. Watson, S.M., presiding. Traffic Regulation Breaches Convictions were entered on all three charges of breaches of tho motor vehicle regulations against a youth named 11. M. B. Orshorn, of Wellington. The charges arose out of an accident in Manchester street when defendant, who was driving a motor car, collided with a motor cycle at tho intersection of Grey street. The charges were failing to report a motor accident in which a motor cyclist was injured, failing to keep to the left of the centre of the road, and failing to give way to traffic approaching on the right. A plea of guilty was entered on all charges and the prosecution stated that the only mitigating circumstance was the youth of the defendant. A fino of 20/- was imposed on each charge, with costs totalling £1 16/-. Uniform Not. .Returned

Basil R. Clapham, who disregarded orders from the territorial unit to which he belonged to return his uniform, was ordered to pay 35/-, the value of the clothing and equipment, and costs, 12/-. Herdman v. Herdman The maintenance case, Herdman v. Herdman, was again mentioned, when it was reported that defendant bid now secured work at Palmerston North. Counsel for Mrs. Herdman (Mr. D. C. Cullinane) told the Court that his client and family were in distress, and he submitted that the Court’s patience had been exhausted in extending leniency to Herdman. The Magistrate decided that Herdman should arrange to have £2 per week deducted from bis wages and paid to Mrs. Herdman, and if this were not arranged by Monday he would review the ease again. Mr. J. Power, who appeared for Herdman, said that his client was doing his best to meet, his obligations. Hoult v. Hoult A request for an adjournment of a summons for disobedienco of a maintenance order in favour of his grandchildren was made by Thomas Hoult through Mr. J. M. Mason. Since the action had been heard, said Mr. Mason, defendant’s circumstances had materially altered. He had not sold his wool, nor had he shorn his sheep. Mr. J. Graham, for complainants, protested against any adjournment and remarked that the Court had fully investigated defendant's circumstances which were such as to influence the Court in making the original order. . The Magistrate entered a conviction, sentencing Hoult to 28 days’ imprisonment. in the Auckland gaol, the warrant to be suspended until December 23. Judgment by Default Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in tlio following cases: N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd. v. J. McMillan, £4 16/9, costs £1 7/6; E. Svendsen v. G. H. Davies, £ll 14/2, costs £2 18/-; Humphreys and Andrews, Ltd. v. Harry Wenham, £1 10/6, costs 8/-; W. F. Garder v. H. Smith, £1 17/3, costs 14/-. Judgment Summons

V. Riley was ordered to pay the Farmers’ Co-op. Organising Society of N.Z. the sum of £3 13/- in instalments of £1 per month, in default five days’ imprisonment.