MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7913, 2 August 1917, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Messrs W. I. Limbrick and T. Williams, J.P’s.) George Elkington, who did not appear, was fined £l, with costs 7s, for riding an unlighted motor cycle. F. J. Witherow w*;s charged with having driven his motor car along tlie footpath in Victoria street. He appeared and pleaded guilty. In extenuation he stated that he had overtaken a mob of cattle and had to decide whether to *turn back, to go through the mob, or to take to the footpath. He had chosen the latter course as it appeared to him the most considerate and reasonable thing to do in the circumstances.—Constable O’Halloran accepted this statement of the facts, hut contended defendant was not justified in taking to the footpath. He paid defendant a compliment by stating the traversing of the narrow footpath was a skilful bit of driving—a breach of the by-law nevertheless.—A fine of £1 and costs 7s was imposed. In the only civil case dealt with, J. C. Taylor v. Hastings Fruit Preserving Co., judgment was given for the 14s claimed, and 5s costs.