PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 63, 14 March 1936, Page 10

PATEA

.MAGISTRATE’S COURT Before Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., al j Palea on Thursday judgment was given for piaintili with costs against defendant. in each of the following undefended cases:—Hatnil and Rutherford v. A. J. Richards, £1 14s (id; Patea Butchery Co. v. L. B. Owen, £2 8s 7d; A. H. Eangslow v. Paddy Broughton, 18s 8d; J. Bates v. K. Jorgensen, £1 7s 6d; Haworth and Harris v. C. Rourangi, £1 Ils 6d; R. A. Adams and •Sons v. John Smith, £l3 5s lOd. Judgment summons cases were dealt with as follow: —Joseph Peachey ordered to pay A. H. Langslow £2 7s lOd, in default two days’ imprisonment; I Dau Broughton ordered to pay Freder- [ ick Handley £lB JUs, and solicitor’s' fees £1 Is, in default 18 days’ imprison-I iiient, warrant suspended so long as debtor pays £1 per month; J. Hicney. j jar., ordered to pay A. E. Wainright; £1 7s 3d, in del'auJt 24 hours’ imprison-! meat; K. Jorgensen ordered io pay Taranaki Chain Stores £1 Us fid, in default 21 hours’ imprisonment. Miss Catherine (.) 'Reidy, Whenua kura, pleaded guilty to a charge of having an unlicensed wireless set. She was fined £1 10s and 12s costs. Liquor After Hours Jack I*. Carr was charged "a the information of Cunstable Kelly with being on licensed premises at Kakaramea after hours on February 2fi. He was fined £2 and costs. John Heremaia was charged on the information of Constable Kelly with being found on licensed premises at Kakarame.a after hours on February 2fi. Air. Roberts appeared lor defend a-)’, who pleaded guilty, stressing the point that he was only a young native and was heid with exceptional respe-' in the district and had been xsked to Idrive from the pa with a wedding ■ party. His Worship said he could not make any exceptions in these cases, and defendant was lined £2 and cost -. Thos. Malcolm, charged on the informatic/ of Constable Kelly with be- J ing on licensed premises on February ' 26 at Kakara-meu at'er hours, wa.lined £2 and costs. Aloana Lockett, charged on the information of Constable Kelly with being on licensed premises at Kakaiainra after hours on February 26, was fined Allan Lockett, charged on 'hi inl’«<rn.ation of Constable Kelly wi'h b -. eg on licensed premises at Kaki’t tea after hours on February 26, pl *.;ded nor guilty. Defendant said tie eamn for tea and to stay the night a’ that morning he had been blown on: jr ji:s tent. He stayed about camp *ili lay, went Io the hotel for tea, back to ’.tie camp and then returned io the hot ‘I to ; go to bed. Replying to Constable Kelly he said he did not stay at the hotel often. Bourke suggested they have a drink before going to bed. bJefendanl wa.- lined £2 and costs. John William Bourke was charged that on February 26 he. as licensee, so'd after hours. Mr. Hamil appeared for defendant, 1 who pleaded guilty. Counsel said that there had been only one small comic- i tion previously over a period of five years and the hotel had been conducted on excellent lines. That day , there had been a large gathering at the pa close by, and while serving a drink to a boarder natives came in. Before saying farewell io the visiting natives, these natives invited them in for a drink. Bourke said he would give them one drink and they must get out. Defendant was fined £5 and costs. Motor Prosecutions A. B. Skivington was charged on the information of Edward Wilson, traflic inspector, with operating a heavy motor vehicle owned by him, without a heavy traffic licence. Defendant was lined £5 and costs. Andrew Bourke, AV henna ku ra. 1 charged on the information of 1..; Austin, town clerk, with driving <t motor-car at a speed in the borough exceeding the speed limit, was lined £3 and costs. His Worship said it should be inpressed on the public that the regulations fix a limit fur passing schools at 15 miles per hour. Sydney Besley was charged on the information of the town clerk with driving a motor-car in the borough at a speed exceeding the limit. Defend ant, pleaded not guilty, staling he did not consider he was driving in a dangerous manner, and could have stopped. Fie though', his speed was approximately 30 miles an hour and he wished to plead not guilty. IDefendand was fined £3 and cos>ts. Phyllis Mc(iregor, charged on the information of the town clerk that on February 13 she drove a moior-car in the borough at, a speed exceeding the limit, was fined £3 and rots is. Harry Luckstedt, charged on the information of the town clerk that at 6.30 p.m. on February 13 he drove a motor-car at a speed of 40 miles an hour or over in the borough past Hadfield Street, said be estimated his speed from one corner to another by time. He estimated his speed at IS miles pur hour past this intersection. Hp had been driving for eight years all over i the Norbh Island. It was late at night and the roads were, quite clear. Defendant was fined £2 and costs. E. L. Hainerton was charged, on the information of the Palea Borough ('ouncil. with occupying a billiard saloon without a licence. Defendant was fined £1 and costs £1 .1s fid. Wages Claim Wiremu Wetela and others claimed from Cat'herine O’Reilly wages amounting to £lB 7s lOd. . Air. Roberts appeared for plaintiff and Air, Hamel for defendant. Wirimu Wereta (Bill Kangi . gave . evidence that while working for Air. r Beasley, Miss O’Reilly sent for him to . arrange about Cleaning her mangels. He look on the job at Is 3d an hour fi r about 7 acres. Wheb Miss O’Reilly • said there would be no wages till the job was finished, he thought it just a joke. He took a dock with them to lake the time. One wet day they went to Miss O'Reilly for and she wouldn't give them any. I'ltey went away and later decided not to go on with the job. The head of thp pa advised them to go back and finish. Miss O’Reilly said their calcii'ation of time was too much according to her timet a bi e. ’ Replying to Mr. Hamel, Rangi sa-d ' that some of the time he wasn't there and just took down the time the othei ■ workers told him. When there he did * weeding, too. Harry Rongonui (interpreter, Air. Adams) corroborated the evidence of Rangi and further stated that when the statement of hours was presented to Miss O’Reilly she would not take any notice and said they would have to fight it out. in Court. He said that some money had been paid out. All

worked well, some better lhan others. Hooka Kahn, of .Manutahi, save evidence that he thought carrots took twice the time to do as mangel-. He had worked on a contract for £4 an acre for mangels. Katene Aperahama sa’.d he <lid weeding of crops and was paid on, the basis of Is fid an hour and took five da vs to do four acres. Miss O’Reilly gave evidence that the Maoris 'lid about six acres. She put their time down when they arrived ano when they vrent home, equalling P'S hours, amounting to £l'l F’s. Excluding May Tonga’s tin f. less -applies v;;” 2s 5-1 and adding Us 2d for time for a girl called Emma, left them £7 ISs Mid. Defendant rang Mr. Kelly when first approached for money and he told her to stick to her bargain. Three pounds were given to Alay. All worked quite well. Mav Tonga gave evidence that Aliss O'Reilly had treated them fairly and when witness was , ettled was satisfied. Most of the time she was there bv herself ami sometimes with two or three others. Sometimes the others arrived before her nr wioh her, but ail left at the same tiipe. Th** ■ agistrate reserved judgment. CRICKET FATE A v. K A PONG A Patea will he represented by the following in a match with Kaponga on the Longburn wicket, Hawera, to-day, cars leaving at 1 p.m. sharp: S. Edwards (captain), Jones, Bourke (2), Pauling, Bowen, Archer, Gibbs, Luck stedt, R. Adams and C. Lord.