WAIROA COURT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19027, 29 May 1936, Page 10

WAIROA COURT

WEDNESDAY’S SITTING (Herald Correspondent.) Mr. E, L. Walton, SAL, presided over the monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court in Wairoa on Wednesday. Sonny Mutaira and Dave Taumoto (Mr. G. M. O’Malley), jointly charged aith stealing on April 18 a keg and live gallons of beer, valued at £1 Hs 3d, the property of the Nuhaka Returned Soldiers’ Association, pleaded nut guilty. :l was stated by the police that the boor was what remained of 28 gallons after a returned soldiers’ reunion held on the evening of April 18. The beer was removed from (lie hull and the empty keg was found by the police two days later. .After hearing (he evidence the niagisIrate amended the charge against Tauinuto to one of allotting and ordered him lo come up lor sentence if called upon within 12 months, on eondiliou that he paid £1 towards the cost of the beer. Mataira was lined £5, and ordered (o pay £3 17s expenses, lie was given r month to find the money. David Slrachan, a van driver, who cut the corner when turning on to the War roa t ratlin bridge, was fined 20s and costs.

For allowing 123 horses which ho was driving to loiter unattended in Mitchel; street, A. D. Leash, against whom tin borough Council proceeded, was lined £2 and costs.

Wutcne Wininla, who failed to keep lo (he stork route when driving sheep llmiugli (lie borough, was fined £2 and coals, and for a similar offence in respect of a mob of cattle (Milton ('onper was lined £1 and costs, Peter Francis ('rarer was lined 20s and costs for exposing lice-infested slice]) for

sale, and l larrv Chrystie Wells was fined 10s and costs for a similar offence. lien Tumatnroa, who failed to clear blackberry from his property, was convicted and ordered to pay costs only. Judgment by default with costs was given in the following undefended civil eases:—Wairoa County Council v. Victor K. ldamlo.se, £l7 11s Id ; Wairoa Wine and Spirit Company, Limited, v. W. Riddiford. £3 5s : ,C. 11. Hocking v. Fru Fdwards, £4 17s 6d: Hawke's Bay War Wairoa Star. Limited, v. .T. TL Waikawn, G 1 13s ]d; same v. George Hapi. £1 2s 9d : Robert K. Slokoe v. Edward H. Cook, .CIO.

On a judgment summonse Hugh E. McGregor was ordered to pay the Hawke’s Bay Motor Company. Limited, £1 ]2s 6d forthwith, in default a. day's imprisonment. Roy Dulov was ordered to jiay L. C. Brice £8 9s lOd forthwith, in default eight days’ gaol. Tnpnae Karauria was ordered to pay IV. ,7. Clark £2l 18s 2d hv instalments of £2 a month, in default 21 days’ imprisonment .