MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Southland Times, Issue 20228, 13 July 1927, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SITTING AT BLUFF. * POLICE AND CIVIL CASES. The fortnightly sitting of the Bluff Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., when the following cases were dealt with — James Te Au was charged with casting offensive matter in a public place on June 7. Constable White said the offence occurred at the railway station on the date mentioned. Accused, who did not appear, was convicted and fined £2, with costs 30/-. Allan Wilson Grant pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Palmer street and elected to be dealt with summarily. Sergeant Tonkinson said accused was a young married man and had used the language complained of at a youth who, in mischievous mood, took a bag of oysters from him. He was convicted and fined £1 with costs 10/-. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. Judgment by default was given for plaintiff in the following undefended civil cases— A. H. King and Co. v. D. W. McKay, Ltd., £1 13/4, costs 8/-; Mayor, Councillorsand Burgesses of Bluff v. James Gibson, £33 17/10, costs £4 1/6; Mayor, Councillorsand Burgesses of Bluff v. James H. Cossgrove, £4 10/7, costs £1 8/6; Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of Bluff v. Francis A. Wilson, £ll 18/4, costs £2 14/-. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. The following judgment summonses were dealt with— Francis A. Wilson was ordered to pay the sum of £l2 4/2 to the Bluff Borough Council on August 12, in default 16 days’ imprisonment, warrant not to be issued if he pay £4 on August 12 and £4 each succeeding month. William Booth Bailey was ordered to pay Matheson’s, Ltd., Invercargill, the sum of £4 16/6 on August 12, in default 10 days’ imprisonment, warrant not to be issued if he pay £1 on August 12 and £1 on each succeeding month. A judgment summons issued- by A. H. King and Co. against Charles Andersen for £24 6/5 was dismissed. Cross-examined by the Bench, Andersen said his age was 73. He did a little fishing and worked when able at the wharf, but his total earnings did not amount to more than £3 a month. The case in which A. H. King and Co. proceeded against Matthew Cross for £3O 12/- was adjourned till August 16 to allow of witnesses being called. SITTING AT OTAUTAU. (From Our Correspondent.) The following business was transacted before G. Cruickshank, S.M., on Monday:— R. G. Wyeth v. A. Stewart: Judgment by default for £26 17/-, costs £3 3/-. R. G. Wyeth v. John Wakefield, ordered to pay £l3 18/6 on August 11, in default three weeks’ in Invercargill gaol. POLICE CASES. Police v. Maurice Gorton, charged with on May 18, at Ohai, driving a motor cycle at a pace dangerous to the public.—Fined £3. Police v. John Lynch (Wrey’s Bush), for driving a horse and gig without lights.— Fined £1 and costs 10/-. At the instigation of the Railway Department the Police proceeded against an Otautau youth for throwing a foot-warmer into the Aparima river from a railway train.— Accused to pay 10/-, and was admonished and discharged. TRUANCY CASE. J. B. Cosgrove (Truant Inspector) v. H. Jenkins, for failing to send a child to school.—Fined 12/- costs. BREACH OF MINING REGULATIONS. G. Duggan, Inspector of Mines, v. Henry Tennant, for, on June 14, at Ohai, failing to notify one, Dempster, to take shelter previous to firing a shot, Dempster being seriously injured as a result.—Tennant pleaded guilty, and was fined £3, and costs 8/-. DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE. G. B. Saxelby (Wallace County Council Inspector) v. S. W. Butson, for driving a traction engine on a county road without a license.—Fined £5 and costs £3 7/-. BREACH OF PROHIBITION ORDER. A local resident was charged with two breaches of a prohibition order, and was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. ■$