By-law Breaches in Magistrate's Court

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5566, 3 February 1931, Page 4

By-law Breaches in Magistrate's Court

YESTERDAY’S CASES. Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., presided over yesterday’s sitting of ttto Magistrate’s Court wnen miscellaneous cases were heard.

Leaving liis motor lorry stationary at night without lights cost William Welton a line of £1 with costs 10s.

Having no foot-rests on his motorcycle was responsible for, Charles Bolstad being- ordered to pay a lino of 10s with costs to the same amount. Tho same offender was also charged with nut having a license to ride and was lined a similar amount with costs 10s.

Jfor exceeding the speed limit over an intersection 11. Brownvigg and A. liopcroft were each penalised to the extent of £l, costs 12s. Robert Bent, Allan 11. Odium and Bert Neighbour were each lined 10s and costs 10s for riding bicycles on the footpath. A nominal line of ss, with costs 10s was inllictcd in the case of Bryan Connell who left a motor-cycle in a parking area longer than the specified time. P. Holland, having no license to ride a motor-cycle, was fined ss, costs' 12s. Lor not showing the unladen weight on his ’bus, Michael Karcws was fined £2 and costs 10s. B. r. Mitchell was fined £lO, costs 12s, for not possessing a heavy traffic license. It was explained that this was the second offence in this connection. L. Blaclcbournc was charged that, being the driver of a ’bus, he failed to comply with the directions of the traffic inspector in bringing his vehicle to a standstill in the Square, the case being dismissed.

W. 11. Cook pleaded not guilty to a charge of plying for hire as a taxidriver in Palmerston City without a license, stating that he had not paid over the money to the authorities, but had given it to the manager of the taxi company, who had neglected to pay the amount. The case was'dismissed. William Park, an hotel porter, w r as called upon to face a charge of unlawfully supplying liquor on hotel premises and was mulcted in the sum of £2 and costs.