MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 17 December 1937, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

BREACHES OF TRAFFIC REGI/LATIONS The following cases were dealt with in the Magistrate’s Court this morning by Mr T. E. Ma tinsel I S.M., the informations being laid b ythe police. Paul Daniels was fined £1 and 10 cost for riding a motor-cycle at night without a light. For cycling at night without a light Herbert Edser was fined £1 and 10s costs; Mary Spinctts £1 and 10s costs; Leonard N. Trent 10s and 10s costs; and Frank Walker £1 and 10s costs. The Magistrate remarked that he was going to try lo put down riding cycles at night without lights. For driving a car with only one headlight George Higgins was ordered to pay costs 10$. Kathleen Perham was charged with failing to give way to a vehicle on the right at an intersection. Senior-Sergeant C. Petersen said that a collision occurred but only slight damage was clone. Defendant reported the matter herself, otherwise nothing would have been heard of the matter. Defendant said she did not see the other car coming till it was too late, vision being obscured by hedges. Defendant was ordered to pay costs 10s. M On the information of Traffic-Inspec-tor J. Brough, William H. Murcott was charged with riding a motorcycle without a warrant of fitness, and not being equipped with a warning device. The traffic-inspector said that of 20.000 motorcycles registered only 5000 had warrants of fitness. The Magistrate: "Of the motorcycles licensed three-quarters have not got warrants of fitness? That is a serious state of affairs. I thing it should be given publicity.” They had instructions to make a raid on motorcycles, said the traffic-inspec-tor. He added that the defendant had obtained a warrant of fitness the same day. Defendant was fined 10s and 12 costs on the first charge, and ordered to pay 10s costs on the second charge. A prosecution was brought by the ranger, Mr A. C. Snow, against Stanley C. Pahl for allowing a heifer to wander at large and be impounded, and a second charge of permitting a heifer to be at large in Hampden street west. The ranger said the prosecution was brought as the result of continual trouble caused by defendant's stock. Since the prosecution he had kept them under control. Defendant was ordered to pay costa 10s on each charge.