BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22066, 23 September 1933, Page 15

BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS

■ (From Our Own Correspondent.) BALCLUTHA, September 22. BOROUGH COUNCIL VACANCY. Mr A. E. Russell withdrew his nomination for the vacancy on the Borough Council caused by the resignation of Cr Simon Wright, and the only other nominee, Mr William Currie, was declared elected unopposed. . OWAKA COURT. ;•••/. At Owaka yesterday-before Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M., Andrew Sharpe, Ltd., sawmillers, of Tawanui, were charged with allowing sawdust or, sawmill refuse to get into a river in which trout existed, v Similar informations :were lanr _agarnst Hogg and Co., and Latta Bros.—Mr P. b. Anderson appeared for the Acclimatisation Society; Mr Thomson for Hogg and Co. Mr R. R. Grigor. for Andrew Sharpe, Ltd., and Latta Bros, were represented by a member of the firm l (Mr W. E. lubman).—Evidence for the prosecution was given by Ranger F.. David and Mr W. Maconie, a member of the council.ot..the society, to the effect that they had visited the different mills and had found sawdust emptying into the Tahakopa and Gatlins Rivers— Messrs. Griffin (Hogg and Co.), J R Wilson (Andrew Sharpe. Ltd.), and. W. Tubman (Latta Bros.) gave evidence • for the defendants, detailing the precautions that had' been , taken to prevent the sawdust getting into the rivers. —The magistrate decided to reserve his decision in each case. .. ....... , C. Brown was charged with stealing a tent and fly at Owaka on July 10, 193 L —Mr R. R. Grigor appeared for the defendant, who pleaded ■ guilty, and was convicted and admitted to probation tor one year. - ■ ,- „■ . Daniel MTntyre, a'labourer, of Hompapa, was charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor car on the Hompapa Tawanui road, with driving a car that had not the proper number plates, and with failing to report an accident involving injury to two wonien* - "““Deieii(lant/j who entered a plea of guilty, was represented by Mr Gigor—After evidence had been heard the magistrate convicted, the defendant on the charge of driving while intoxicated, and fined him.iS, his dnying license to be cancelled lor tiyo years. On the charge of failing to notify the police of the accident he was convicted and. clischarged, and for -driving without,. the right number plates he was fined £l.