MOTOR PASSENGER SERVICES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12452, 19 September 1933, Page 4

MOTOR PASSENGER SERVICES.

CASES DEALT WITH. The monthly sitting of the local Magistrate’s Court was held vesterday before Mr J. Miller, S.M. Several unusual motor by-law cases, the first of their kind to be brought locally, were heard. W. G. Milne, traffic- inspector for the Akitio County Council, proceeded against Claude Ferrick for being the owner of a private car which, on July 12th, at rongaroa, he used for a passenger service without havmg paid the full amount of the insurance premium. Defendant pleaded guiltv. The inspector pointed ' out that under such circumstances the third party risk did not cover the passengers. That was the danger To the Magistrate he admitted that this was the first offence of its kind in this district.

That being so, the Magistrate said he would not impose a'very big fine The amount would be £2, with 13s Court costs, part witnesses expenses

. a ’) 9. Ferrick, in connection witli the above offence, was charged that oil the Masterton-Weber Highway he did use a passenger -ar, owned by his brother C. Ferrel - to winch no certificate of fitness' had been issued.

Defendant, as the licensed operator of the vehicle, pleaded guilty. One of his cars, he said, broke down and they had to send to America for parts so he used that of his brother He had not even bothered about the certificate of fitness imagining that his brother had attended to all that.

Ihe Magistrate said it was nevertheless defendant’s responsibilitv. He would be convicted and fined 30s, ' ou, 't costs lOs, part witnesses expenses 4s. '

r>'{ her ‘v. "~ as uo a PPearance of Lars Peter Hansen, of Pongaroa. who was charged with driving a car without having the full amount of insuranoe premium on it He Submitted a letter pleading ignorance and was convicted and fined £2, Court costs 1 P a rf witnesses expenses 4s Ihe Pali,atua County Council (Mr Bn' l iH, < ; , proceeded against Smith and Donovan Services Ltd for using a private car for passenger service without, paying the full lee and without the necessary certificate of fitness y Defendants, in a letter, pleaded guilty, were convicted and fined £"> Court costs 13s, part witnesses thi 1S « S ? S ’ sol,cltor ’s fee lOs 6d on the first count, and £l. Court costs second°charge! f ~ 10s “ «« Hislop Dallimore Meek, of Pongaroa, tor using a passenger service vehicle which had no certificate of Uootu W * S c ° nv icted and fined 30, Court costs 10s, part witnesses expenses 4s.

In answer to tile Magistrate Inspector Maine said that had these offenders tried to take out iempor-irv licenses for the cars concerned 'he granted <loUbt they "° uld have been

Ihe Magistrate impressed ~ the offenders- the seriousness of r S n S mug cars without the full in«„»thern off'Tightly‘SbuTiA wouhTte dif* ferent in future. ~ “