MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5463, 15 January 1896, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

: CfiEI^TCHUECH. Wednesday, Jan. 15. (Before Mr G. G. Stead, J.P., and Mr W. W. Tanner, J.P.) Drunkenness. — Edward Cranch was fined 10s.-— A' first offender, for having been : drunk., while ;hi charge of a horse and cart, was fined 20s and costs.— Another .first offender was fined 5s and costs, — John Kelly, for disorderly conduct while drunk, was fined 20s and costs, in default forty-, eight hours' ■ imprisonment.— Margaret ■ Ryder pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, ;and the captain of the "Salvation Army offered to take charge of her. 'In consideration of this the Bench convicted her, to receive sentence when called upon. Breaches of -BT-LAws.- ! -rHugh Walker s was charged with cutting grass, . td the .value' of • Is :6d: from a -Council reserve. .Defendant admitted .having cut the grass, but said he did not know that he had no fright to do sd. The police stated' that the "case wasiorought to act as a 'deterrent. A I fine of ; ls and costs • 7s, -was- inflicted:— For , allowing a, horse to wander at large> H; J. ;Milnes' was fined 2s 6d and. costs 93.— ■< Alfred Parsons, for grazing ten head ' of 'cattle on the Fendalton Eoad was fined 5s and costs. ■ . • »