‘NEVER IN THE TOWN.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20440, 19 October 1934, Page 8

‘NEVER IN THE TOWN.”

Auckland Motorist Makes Complaint. An instance of an Auckland motorist. Mr Martin Ellis, of Grey Lynn, heing; convicted in the Magistrate’s Court at Mataura, near Invercargill, and fined 30s, with costs £3 2s, on September 25, for a motoring offence, although he had sent an affidavit to the effect that he had never driven a motor-car in the South Island, was brought before the council of the Auckland Automobile Association this week (says the "New Zealand Herald”). It was stated a rehearing of the case would be applied for. The motorist, in an affidavit, stated he had not been in the South Island for 16 or 17 years and had never driven a car in the South Island. It was added that at the time of the alleged offence both he and the car were in Auckland. Two hours after the summons had been served on him he went to the police station. lie stated he had never been in Mataura. The sergeant advised the motorist to write to the traffic inspector concerned and say he had never been in Mataura in his life.

“ I have never been prosecuted before and I know nothing of Court procedure," adds the motorist in the affidavit. " I thought documents I sent to Mataura would satisfy the presiding justices that there must have been some mistake in the matter.” It was decided to assist the motorist in obtaining a rehearing of the charge.