MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12428, 22 August 1933, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SPEEDING IN EKETAHUNA. Mr J. Miller, S.M., presided over the monthly sitting or the PaliiatHm Magistrate’ s Court yesterday. Action was taken by the traffic insjvector for the Eketahuna Borough, Arthur Ellison Palmer (Mr Gooding) against Francis Raymond Ellis, who was charged that on July 13th, at Eketahuna, he did travel along Main Street at a speed which, having regard to the circumstances, might have been dangerous to the jiuhlic. The inspector gave evidence that the car was travelling through the town on the date in question (a 1 hursday) at a. speed of approximately 3o to 40 miles an hour. It was a sale day and there were fifteen cars in the street that morning. Defendant did not appear and was convicted and fined £l, court costs 10s, solicitor’s' fee 10s 6d, witness expenses I4s. SUED FOR DEBT. Judgment for plaintiff by default, with costs, was given in the following undefended civil cases: D. P. Rvan and Sons v. John William Nilsson, claim £l3 13s 9d, court costs £1 2s\ solicitor’s fee £1 Os 6d ; Herbert s Ford Motor Co. v Frank Pawson, claim £3 18s 6d,' court costs 11s, solicitor’s fee Ids 6d ; D ur' and Sons, Ltd. v. Percy Harold Donovan, claim £44 13s 2d court costs £1 12s lOd, solicitors Jr 6d ; I?- 1’- Ryan and i ■ '*• F! ' ank Edward Anderson, claim £3 13s Bd, court costs 10s. solicitors tee Ids fcid; Borough of Eketahuna v. Ernest Cornelius teparksman. claim £2 Is Id. court costs lOs, solicitor’s fee Ids 6d; Official Assignee of property of Edward Jaques v. Herbert' Thomas costs'ij 1 I2s m i 33 13S court Tr*fi 4}. judgment summons case, W Hall-Watson (Mr R. T. Adams) v. Arthur Kensington, the amount of clie summons was for balance of debt os and costs £l. After being examHied 0.11 oath no order was made. BREACH OF PROHIBITION ORDER. John Kenrins was charged with procuring liquor during the currency of Ii is prohibition order. He did not appear and was convicted and fined ' 10s, court costs 10s. in default throe days’ imprisonment.