MOTORISTS IN COURT.
BREACHES OF THE BY-LAWS.
NUMEROUS FINES IMPOSED.
The weekly batch of motorists appeared in the Police Court yesterday for breaches of traffic by-laws. 1 In connection:with a charge of failing to; secure a heavy' traffic license, preferred against Robert G. Ferguson,motor-bus ;proprietor, the chief traffic inspector, Mr,. G. R. Hogati. said defendant had ; '■previously \been fined £lO for a similar' offence, and'the, amount:was reduced ;,to ,£5; after a rehearing had been granted. Defendant. had three vehicles on the road, and his negligence was serious, in that, he was competing against men who bad paid for their licenses; The magistrate. Mr. Hunt,' imposed a fine of £lO, and costs, and stated he woukl grant no fur ther rehearing. Dangerous driving resulted in Harold W. Bennett, Daniel B. Patterson arid Laurie Gwilliam being fined each £3;; with costs, Jack Cliilderhurst £2 with' costs, and Albert J. Bailey, Acland W. Thomas ;tnd William I'liomas Bastin each £1 w.th co'.ts. For negligent driving Rhys E.' McEenzie: v.'a-s fined £1 with costs. Riding a motor-cycle along f'ernuera Road-at miles an hour through moderate traffic cost Venus Astrciia £3 with costs. * 1 . 'Fines of 10s with costs were imposed on the following for leaving vehicles unattended: —Henry T. Shepherd,, Thomas James Conn,' James Gibnour, Richard K. Smith, Francis ,B. Gladding, Robert Clarence Rcid. Herbert P. Warnock and YW A. Garrett; v Failure to provide adequate lighting to vehicles cost Edward Samuels, "Aylmer Worrall, Roy Brown, .Robert N. Carpsntcr. Henry Grace, William (». Patterson :and Edwin Savers each £1 with costs, and Gorge A. Bcfston, llniry Barker, Seluya E Blake, Harold R Oricy, Frank Ptel.ering; and Kristian Wille each 10s. with costs. Eric P.-Nisbet, who drove an unregis(erfd mo-or-car, was fined £2 with cost,-,. For neglecting to obtain a driver's license Joseph Ravlich was fined £1 with costs. Roy Brown, who could/not produce his .license on demand, was fined lOsl with costs. : Failure to obey traffic signals at intersections cost Olive Reta Shaw £1 with crisis, and .Arthur Lynch 10s with cosh. Tvvai' Hoi was, fined 10s costs for not .keeping, to ;the;: loft <it the rt<ad. For not affixing a front number plate Lindsay, Mc.Swan wa> fined £1 with costs. Pillion riding costMfarold Clark 10s %-/ith costs. Neville Hopkins was .fined £1 ivitli-costf' for turning t'i the right at tho intersection of Quern and Customs ;Streets between 4.30 and 6 p.m. For driving motor-buses with defective brakes. Leo Calh'ndjr and Thomas Edwards were each fined £1 with costs. For owning a bus with defective brakes Harry Peat was fined £2, v.ith costs. William G Lovatt y/as fined £2, with costs, for leaving a motor-car in the Domain, For stopping in a . safety.- zone Ernest 'De Tourret was fined £1 with ■costs,'''
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19416, 26 August 1926, Page 13
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