CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25566, 20 June 1944, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, June 19 (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) Firearm Without Permit James Thomas Fowler, a labourer, pleaded guilty to charges cf having delivered a firearm without a permit and of having procured possession of a firearm without a permit.—Sergeant Conway said that the accused removed a rifle from a neighbour’s shed, and later returned it. When interviewed, he said that he had borrowed the rifle in order to lend it to a friend who wished to go shooting.—A fine of 10s, with costs, was imposed on each charge. ■ Offence Admitted A youth aged 17 years pleaded guilty through Mr C. J. L. White to a charge of having cast offensive matter in a public place. In adjourning the case for 12 months, the magistrate ordered the defendant to pay the - sum of £2 into a fund nominated by the probation officer. Publication of the accused’s name was ordered to be suppressed. Man-power Direction Jean Amy Carr, for whom Mr A. C. Stephens appeared, was charged with having committed a breach of the manpower regulations in that she had not taken up work with the Otago Hospital Board as directed by the Industrial Manpower Appeal Committee. The case had been adjourned in order that a medical certificate might be produced in connection with the health of the defendant’s mother.—Mr A. J. Haub, representing the National Service Department, said that, after a perusal of the certificate, the department had decided to continue with the prosecution. It was 12 weeks since Miss Carr had been directed to the Hospital.—Mr Stephens said the defendant was quite aware of her duty, to go to the Hospital, but that she felt she also had a duty to her mother. Since the original direction her mother had had a serious attack of illness. Mr Stephens suggested that Miss Carr be given a definite date on which to report.—” The department has given this family every consideration,” Mr Haub replied, "and we feel that, in view of the shortage of staff at the Hospital, Miss Carr has had ample time already.”—Asked by the magistrate if she was prepared to go to the Hospital straight away, the defendant said that she was afraid she could not, but if forced to go she would do so, although this would mean a great hardship on her mother. —A conviction was entered, and the question of penalty was adjourned sine die, to be brought up at three days’ notice, conditional on the defendant reporting for work as directed not later than June 23.