COLLISION AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1930, Page 8

COLLISION AT HAWERA

SEQUEL IN MAGISTRATE’S COURT. JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR DEFENDANT , The sequel to a collision on June 23, in . High Street, Hawera, between a bicycle ridden by P. H. Trim and a motor delivery van owned by G. R. Horsburgh and driven by J. H. Thoms was heard in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., when the cyclist proceeded against G. R. Horsburgh claiming the sum of £27 17s Cd. Plaintiff ?was represented by Mr. L. A. Taylor, Mr. G. J. Bayley appearing for defendant. . The plaintiff stated that he was riding his bicycle towards the east along High Street and on the part of the street proper for him when a van, owned by defendant and driven by defendant’s driver, suddenly left the footpath against which it had been resting, intercepted the plaintiff and caused him to collide with the van. The collision resulted in plaintiff falling and sustaining hurts and damages to his person. The plaintiff claimed £2 17s Cd special damages, being medical attention and £25 general damages. After hearing lengthy evidence the magistrate entered judgment for . defendant, with costs amounting to £3 J 6s. JUDGMENTS FOR DEBT. ! HAWERA MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Judgment for plaintiff by default, In the following undefended civil cases, was given by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday; A. F. Anderson v. W. Jones, 10s (costs only); Taunton and Co. v. J. McLeod, £24 4s Sd (£5 19s); J. Gordon Eliott v. C. H. McGee, £lB 6s 8d (£2 14s); G. Syme and Co. v. L. Whiting, £6 Iss 7d (£1 13s fid); J. and J. Auld, Ltd., v. A. Vinten, £2 0s 9d (£1 3s 6d); Sheriff and Hewat v. JV. Hickman, £2 10s (£1 3s 6d). Under judgment summons R. D. Willing was order to pay the estate of C. J. Rowe the sum of £4 2s Cd forthwith, in default four days’ imprisonment. L. C. Valentine was ordered to pay Eleanor Wilkinson the sum of £9 5s forthwith, in default eight days’ imprisonment. C. Aker, Junr., was ordered to pay Goldstone and Patterson the sum of I £4 5s forthwith, in default four days’ i imprisonment. Toto Matoe ivas ordered to pay Harry I Edgar the sum of £9 16s forthwith, ! in default nine days’ imprisonment. I A Robertson w’hs ordered to pay j Noble and Cannon, Ltd., the sum of £7 j 3s 9d. forthwith, in default six days’ imprisonment. Dose Matoe was ordered to pay F. C. Binns the sum of £2 13s forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. Tamakawau Raurangi was ordered to pay A. H. Shaw the sum of £3l 7s forth, in default 30 days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as debtor pays £1 a month. George Wood was ordered to pay Alice Larsen £lB 10s forthwith, in default 17 days’. imprisonment. Rahiri Tatauha was ordered to pay I L. I. Marter the sum of £7 19s forth- | with, in default seven days’ imprison- > ment.

Nuku Tui w r as ordered to pay M. G. Good the sum of £l4 15s 6d forthwith, in default 14 days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as debtor pays £1 a month. Harry Matoe was ordered to pay M. G. Good the sum of £8 12s lid forthwith, in default eight days’ imprisonment.

George J. Bishop was ordered to pay the Hawera Hospital Board the sum of £2B 8s forthwith, in default 27 days’ imprisonment. George J. Bishop was ordered to pay W. O’Brien the sum of £5 16s 5d forthwith, in default five days’ imprisonment. Joe Hokio was ordered to pay A. H. Foy the sum of £22 5s forthwith, in default 21 days’ imprisonment. Awa Pipi was ordered to pay Treloars, Ltd., the sum of £62 12s Id forth-, with, in default 60 days’ imprisonment. Ake Hawe was ordered to pay Galloway and Son the sum of £33 10s 2d forthwith, in default 32 days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as debtor pays £1 a month. WANDERING OHAWE HORSES. CARELESSNESS OF PICNICKERS. Charged with having allowed his four horses to be at large without proper guidance at Ohawe on May 31, Keeti Ranginui Noema was convicted and fined £1 and costs £1 8s by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The information was laid by the Hawera county ranger, who stated that the poundage fees had been paid. Through his interpreter, Mr. M. R. Jones, defendant explained that Ohawe was a native reserve, but had been thrown open by the owners of whom he was one, to the general public. It was a popular picnic resort and the natives were considerably troubled by the carelessness of picnickers in leaving the gates open. The Hawera County Council had had similar trouble on a previous occasion said Mr. J. Houston, and had received a deputation of Natives from Ohawe. The Natives had then complained of the carelessness of picnickers in leaving the gates open, and in view of that fact the council had not taken action but < had threatened to do so if such a thing 1 occurred again. . I ’There was a good deal to be said for i the Natives under the circumstances, said the Magistrate, but the difficulty * was that wandering stock was a source 1 of danger to the public.