RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Thursday, January 27. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.) BOROUGH BUILDING REGULATIONS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2688, 28 January 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGIS T RATE'S COURT. Thursday, January 27. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.) BOROUGH BUILDING REGULATIONS.

Thomas H mnon, proprietor of the White Hirfc tlotel, Thames street north, was summoned at the in«tanoe of the Borough Building Surveyor for having erec ed a b*U alley, with wooden additions, not having first obtained the permission of the Municipal Council to do so. Mr Balmer, solicitor for the Corporation prnatcuted, and Mr O'Meagher defended. It was admitted that a wooden erection had been illegally put up, but it was only a sort of fence. The ball court consisted of three sides of a quadrangle in atone, and one end of wood. Since the building was pi^t qp an application had been mado to the Corporation to sanction the. structure. The matter was referred to the Public Works Committee, who had since visited the court, bqf had directed proceedings to be taken forthwith agaiaat Mr Hannoq. i?ia Warship said that by the clause of the Act the offence might be punishable as a continuous one. Defendant was liable to a ptnalty not exceeding La for e^oa day on which the breach continued. A« it had becu referred to the Public Works Committee, he felt that he could hardly deal with the matter. If they reported that Wiey could not tolerate it and defendant bad-refused to pull it down, then the Court could interfere. Mr O'Meagher stated that these bylaws were almost new and the ratepayer* were not acquainted with them. Mr Hanson had commenced the court before the by laws Cctme into force. Mr B-ilmer said his instructions were to press for a penalty. The wooden addition was put up after the by-law came into operanon, and defendant knew it. Had. he in, the first instance made application, instead of acting in defiance of the law, no doubt it would have been gr%nted. His Worship ; That puts it in a grayer light. Defendant should not have acted, in defiance. Mr Balmer did not wish to press for a heavy penalty. Sufficient to let defendant aud the pubjiy knovr that the by-law* musit be enforced was all he asked. His Worohiu imposed a fine of 10s, and allowed two guineas professional costs. DAMAOTNO PUBLIC PROPERTY. A yirl uf thirteen yeais of age was summoned for damaging some puma insignia in the Tyne s'reet gardens. Constable Kennedy stated that he saw the g>rl climbing some of the trees «n<| breaking off the branches.

Mr Kidd, the gardener, said that some forty trees had been damagnd, principally by boys. Hia Worship severely admonished accused, »nd fined her 3s.