Few Drinks That Cost Pahiatua Carrier £16

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 175, 27 July 1935, Page 10

Few Drinks That Cost Pahiatua Carrier £l6

•‘LUCKY LICENSE NOT SUSPENDED/’ SAYS MAGISTRATE The price of beer in raVmerst-on North is virtually uniform with that in other centres, but it lias cost rather more for Henry Charles Webster, a Pahiatiia carrier. A ‘‘few drinks” he enjoyed when visiting the city on Thursday afternoon will deplete Ills banking account

by at least £ll) -Is. Ho had parked his lorry in front of the Post Office, and when drawing out collided with another vehicle—a car winch v - a -

leaving the parking area simultaneously. A rear wheel was torn off the lighter motor. The police ami the city’s traffic inspector (Hr USmith) wore soon on the scene, and as a result Webster was arrested on u charge of being intoxicated while »> charge of a motor vehicle. Yesterday he pleaded guilty to the offence before Mr J. H. Stout, S.M. Senior-Sergeant Moriartv, who piosccuted, detailed the facts of the case. For accused, who is 30 years of age, Mr J. Grant made a strong plea to, lenient treatment. Hr had been •> motor-driver for Hi years, and not. mo a carrier's license operating otc, area around Pahiatua and Dannevirke, for timber haulage. The previous atteruoon he had occasion to visit Palmerston North, and while in the citv was persuaded to have a few drinks. He was not a regular drinker, and tha • was probably why the f e ' v * o< ' A were too much for him by the tinio w roturned to his truck—about seven o’clock. ~ Mr Grant said that as accused's was a one-nnia business, suspension o, his license at the present, junctuu would be a fat'll blow. H was an unfortunate breach that would not bcie peated. , "As vour livelihood depends onto license,' I wilt not suspend it m Hus instance, but .1 will have to make Gw penalty a substantial one, - remai-ec the Magistrate. . A tine of £l3 was imposed, and i. addition Webster will have to pay ~ Is for a doctor’s examination and Court costs. Payment is to be mane : ai tlic rate of £•"> a month.