CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19278, 16 September 1924, Page 12

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, Septembeb 16. (Before Mr IT. \V. Bundle. S.M ) Motorists Fined —John Findlay, for whom Mr W. Allan appeared, pleaded guilty to a eharge of driving a motor car in Princes street at '.0.30 without a proper light. — Senior-sergeant jVlathioson stated that there was no tail-ligh; on the car. —Mr Allan stated that the defendant was not in the street at the time menioned. A friend of the defendant had taken the car unknown to the latter, and presumably omitted to turn on the tail light.—A fine of 6s, with costs (7s), was inflicted. John A. Ainge, who was represented by Mr A. C. Stephens, was charged with having driven a motor car in Cumberland street without a proper light.—Senior-sergeant Mathieson stated that in this case also the tail-light was not burning.—Mr Stephens stated that the light must have burnt out. Tho trouble was rectified tho next day.—The defendant was fined ss, with costs (7s). A Case Adjourned.—Walter Penrose Hensleigh was charged with having attempted to leave Now Zealand while moneys wore owing under a maintenance order made against him without having received permission in writing from a magistrate. —Mr Irwin appeared for the complainant (Mrs Hensleigh), and Mr Barrowclough for the defendant. —Mr Barrowclough said he understood that tho arrears had been paid up till August 23. —Mr Irwin stated that there was no direct evidence that the defendant intended to go away, but there was a statement made to the complainant by a previous employer, who said that from January 24 till June . —Mr Barrowclough said he objected to this unless tho employer was to bo called. The defendant had been in Southland for 12 months, with the exception of a fortnight in Central Otago. The whole thing seemed to bo the result of a mistake. An hotelkeeper appeared to have been suspicious, and on the strength of that tho proceedings had been taken.—Mr Irwin stated that the defendant had just been arrested, and ho asked for a remand for a wok in order to get the necessary evidence. —Mr Barrowclough objected to a remand, stating that he wished to have the matter dealt wit!), at once. —The ’ case was adjourned till Friday, and bail was allowed in defendant’s recognisance of £SO. The defendant was ordered to report daily to the acting probation officer (the Rev. G. E. Moreton), Maintenance.—John James Gilbert, for whom Mr Irwin appeared, applied for' a variation of an order for the maintenance of his wife and for tho remission of the arrears. —Mr Irwin stated that when the original order for the payment of £2 per week was made the applicant was in a much better position than ho was at present. The arrears were accumulating, and it was time something was done.—Trevor Holland (maintenance officer) stated that the applicant’s wife was agreeable to the remission of arrears and a reduction in the amount of the order. She was prepared to accept £3 15s per fortnight.— Tho arrears were remitted, and the order was varied so as to provide for the payment of £1 17s fid per week.- Joseph Abertus Preston, for whom Mr W. L. Moor© appeared, applied for a variation of an order for the maintenance of his wife and children.—Mr Moor© said that the applicant, who w.as 65 years of ■ age, was a carpenter by trade. He had been employed on tho West Coast, doing three or four days' work per week. That job was now finished, and he had returned to Dunedin. He was not able to do a full day’s work on account of his age. When tho order was made there were two children, both of whom were now over 16 years. The applicant had been paying 30s per week. —The Magistrate said he did not think the applicant was doing his best to meet the terms of the_ order, and he would not make a reduction in the meantime. Ho would adjourn the case for a month, and the maintenance officer could make inquiries in the meantime. Charges Withdrawn.—Reginald Mehalski, Henry W. P. Brown, Charles M'Lean, and William Davidson, jun., who had been charged with taking trout from the Silverstream by hand, were represented by Mr Irwin, who said that the court had adjourned the case in order to give tho defendants a chance to pay the Acclimatisation Society’s costa, and these, totalling £lO 18s, had been paid.—Th© Magistrate agreed to tho withdrawal of the charges.