TAPANUI COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21362, 16 June 1931, Page 14

TAPANUI COURT

Wednesday, June 9. (Before Mr H, J. Dixon, S.M.) Judgment by default was given in the following undefended cases (Mr L. J. 0. Arthur appearing in each instance for the plaintiffs):—The Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of New Zealand, Ltd., v. F. Parker (Miller’s Flat), claim £5 7s 3d, for goods supplied, with costs (£1 12s fid); the Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand, Ltd., v. R*. Cavanagh (Lawrence), claim £3 14s 6d, for goods supplied, with costs (£1 7s fid); Brownlie Bros. v. Morris Al'Grath (Gore), claim 15s, for motor hire, with costs (8s); Brownlie Bros. v. C. Nelson (Evan’s Flat), claim £1 ss, for motor hire, with costs (12s); Brownlie Bros. v. F. May (Island Block), claim £2 19s fid, for motor repairs, with costs (£1 5s fid); Brownlie Bros, v, James Callahan (Washdyke), claim £1 12s fid, for motor hire, with costs (12s fid). The following traction engine owners were charged with using unlicensed traction engines:—Kitchin and Al'Pherson, Robert James, James MTntyre (three charges), James W. Mercer, John A. Beattie, and David Beattie. Mr L. J. 0. Arthur appeared for Kitchin and M'Pherson and James, and on their behalf pleaded guilty, and said that the owners of engines in the district had been under a misapprehnsion, thinking it was unnecessary to register,their engines, and on behalf of his clients asked for leniency as the offences had not been committed deliberately.—Mr Naylor, on behalf of MTntyre, also pleaded guilty, and stated that his client had thought it was unnecessary to register his three engines.—The other three defendants all pleaded guilty, and stated that they had since the issue of the summonses paid up all fees owing under the Highways Act.—Kitchin and M'Pherson were convicted and fined 20s, and costs (13s)’; Janies was convicted and fined 20s, and costs (10s); MTntyre was convicted and fined 20s, and costs (10s), on the first charge; was convicted and fined 10s, and costs (10s), on the second charge, and was convicted and ordered to pay 10s costs on the third charge; J* A. Beattie was convictfed and fined 10s, and costs (10s); D. Beattie was convicted and fined 10s, and costs (10s); Mercer was convicted and ordered to pay costs (10s). Charles Crisp (Kelso) was ordered to pay Wylie Bros, the sum of £4 16s 5d (balance due under a judgment of the court) forthwith, in default of five days’ imprisonment.