WAVERLEY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 63, 14 March 1936, Page 5

WAVERLEY

MAGISTRATE’S COURT MOTOR ACCIDENT CASES A sitting of the Waverley S.M. Court was held ou Wednesday before Mr. J. H. ."almon, S.M., when several cases concerning motor accidents were dealt with. William Boy Willacy, farm manager, Waverley, pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligently driving a motor car on December 19, resulting in a collision near the Waitotara Hill between his car and a car driven by Wallace William Gibson, an oil company representative of Hawera. Mr. G. 11. Graham appeared for Willacy, who maintained that his car wheels had ••shimmied,” causing it to go ou its incorrect side of the road. Frank Taunton, garage proprietor, Waverley, said the steering of Willacy’s car was loose in the pinions. This might have caused “shimmying.” A car was not under control when it shimmied. “1 think it is desirable to clear up a common misunderstanding of this type,” said Mr. Salmon. It was no defence in such a case to say that it was possible for the other driver to have avoided the accident. Gibson’s experience of meeting drivers on the wrong side of the road was an every day one. In expecting Willacy to pull to his correct side Gibson had acted in a manner that was supported by the authorities. Every motorist had the right to assume that every oth>\ motorist would obey the regulations. Therefore Gibson was entitled to assume that Willacy would pull to his correct side of the road. The regulations required that every car that went on the road should be mechanically sound. Taunton’s evidence showed that Willacy’s car was not in a mechanically sound condition. Defendant was fined £2 and ordered to pay 13s costs. Maori in Collision After pleading not guilty to a charge of negligently driving a motor car at Nukumaru on December 21, Ngarino Tamou admitted to Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., that he believed he was in the wrong and that his action had involved the car he was driving and a vehicle driven by Arthur Allan Taylor, Wanganui, in a collision. He was fined £2 ami ordered to pay £2 5s 4d costs. Mr. T. G. Young, Wanganui, represented Tamou and Constable L. H. Shearman conducted the prosecution. Waitotar Valley Lorry Cases. Charges laid against heavy motor vehicle proprietors by the group counties traffic, inspector, Mr. E. Wilson, were heard before Mr. J. H. Salmon. A plea of guilty was entered by E. J. Gill and Co., transport contractors, on two charges of overloading heavy motor vehicles on the Waitotara Valley Road on January 23. Mr. {Salmon i fined the firm £1 on the first charge and ordered it to pay costs amounting to 10s, and on the second charge Gill and Co. were fined £2 and ordered to pay 10s costs. Arising out of the same set of circumstances, Russell G. Rountree was charged with overloading a heavy motor vehicle. He pleaded guilty and was fined £2 and ordered to pay 12s Exceeding Speed Limit James Mathews was fined £2 and ordered to pay Ils costs on a charge of exceeding the maximum speed permitted for a heavy motor vehicle. The offence occurred at Mouniahaki at 5.45 p.m. on January 29, said Inspector Wilson, who followed Mathews and clocked his speed at 40 miles an hour. The vehicle was of the H. class, the maximum speed for which was 20 miles an hour. Alathews had admitted travelling at 35 miles an hour, stating that he nad come from Raetihi that day. He experienced a bad journev down the Parapara and was endeavouring to make up lost time. He was driving a six-ton lorry. “At the same time it is rather a high speed for a lorry like that to be travelling.” said the magistrate after reading a similar explanation from Mathews. Hayfield Argument Ivo James Boobyear, a farm labourer, who pleaded guilty to assaulting Aubrev Downs, t»y whose father he was employed, on December 27, by striking him on the face, was fined £3 and ordered to pay £5 14s costs, in default one month’s imprisonment. The prosecution was conducted by Constable L. H. Shearman. The assault was the result of an argument in a hayfield. Factory Hands’ Disagreement. A difference betweeu two cheese factors- employees led to Robert Ballantyne appearing before Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., to face a charge of assaulting Charlie Williams, a fellow employee, by striking him on the face with a clenched fist. Ballantyne pleaded guilty through Air. H. E. Cowdell and was fined £3, half of which is to be paid to Williams, and Us costs. Constable L. H. Shearman conducted the prosecution. Undefended Civil Case In an undefended civil claim E. C. Dallison was given judgment against A. E. Hodson for £l2 Us and costs amounting to £2 14s. WAVERLEY TOWN BOARD Air. Heginbotham presided at the monthly meeting of the Waverley Town Board on Thursday evening. A statement of accounts from the clerk showed a credit balance on the general account of £B5B. in the interest account of £ICS 19s Id and in the separate account of £59 3s 4d. A total of £127 14s 8d was passed for the payment of sundry debts. It was decided that notice bp given