MILTON MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21831, 19 December 1932, Page 16

MILTON MAGISTRATE’S COURT

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MILTON, December 17. An unusually lengthy sitting of the Milton Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday, before Mr H, J, Dixon, S.M. ILLEGAL USE OF NUMBER PLATES. Alexander S. Penman was charged with breaches of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1924 — viz., (1) affixing wrong number plates to a motor car; (2) using an unregistered motor car in Edward street, Milton, on November 8.' —The ’ defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, and explained that delay was experienced in obtaining transfer of licence from the party from whom he purchased the car. —A fine of 10s and court costs on each charge was imposed. In the case against Andrew Lilburne Hood for causing wrong number plates to be affixed to the foregoing motor car, contrary to the Motor yehicles Act, 1924—heard at last court sitting—the defendant was fined 10s court costs. ILLEGAL RAFFLING.

Joseph Reginald Lynch was charged on three informations under the Gaming Act, 1908, with assisting in conducting a lottery on October 15 in which money was received for articles to be drawn by the mode of chance—raffling (1) settee; (2) lady’s gold watch; (3) gentleman’s suit. — The prosecution was conducted by Detective Nuthall, and Mr G. H. Thomson appeared for defendant, and.pleaded guilty. ■—The defendant was secretary ior a church bazaar, at which the articles mentioned were raffled. His attention had been drawn by Constable Ross tp the illegal nature of the articles offered for raffling, but as a number of tickets had been sold prior to the constable’s complaint the committee decided to proceed with the raffling in order to keep faith with the public. As a result of the constable’s interference the receipts from the bazaar were less than in previous years. The defendant was convicted and fined £2 on the first charge, with court costs (10s), on each of the other informations a penalty of court costs (10s) was ini-' posed. HEAVY MOTOR REGULATIONS. Edward Hart was charged with using a heavy motor bus without possessing a heavy traffic license on the mam road between Milton and Milburn on October 28.—The defendant w.as convicted at last court sitting, and the penalty deferred pending payment of previous quarter s license feee. It was_ stated that Hart had since paid the license fee at Lawrence. —A fine of £3, with court costs (10s), solicitor’s fee (fl Is) was imposed. DAMAGES EOR SHEEP WORRYING. James Francis Barra (Mr D. J. Sumpter) claimed from James Erie Kenny (Mr 6. H. Thomson) the sum of £l9 10s for sheep worried by the defendant’s two dogs, and general damages to the flock. — It was claimed that four sheep were worried to death, four others subsequently died, and another had to be slaughtered. The dogs were seen worrying the sheep, and one was shot by the plaintiff, who, on examining the body, discovered a 1930 collar round its neck, which was subsequently traced as being registered by the defendant’s brother.—The defendant disputed ownership of the dogs, and asserted that he was not shown the dog’s body for the purposes of identification. On inspection of the plaintiff’s property he, saw only two worried sheep, and the plaintiff refused to state where the other worried sheep were lying—After lengthy evidence judgment was given for the plaintiff fob £8 l(ss, with court costs (fl 35)., witnesses’ expenses (£2), and solicitor s. fee (fl Cs). '