WAIHI COURTS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXV, Issue 7723, 17 July 1928, Page 2

WAIHI COURTS

MOTORISTS AND CYCLISTS CHARGED BREACHES OP REGULATIONS SEVERAL FINES IMPOSED Numerous offending motorists and cyclists were dealt with at the monthly sitting of the Waihi Magistrate’s Court last Friday, Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., presiding. The prosecutions were brought at the instance of either the police or the borough inspector (Mr J. Spence). To a charge of having left his motor car parked without lights, Leonard C. Roberts pleaded not guilty. Mr J. B. Beeche appeared for the defendant, and to him the borough inspector admitted that the vehicle had been left near a street light which enabled anyone approaching to see it. The car, however, was further from the light than the regulations permitted. The Magistrate: What do the motor vehicle regulations say? After perusing them Mr Paterson dismissed the case. DIDN’T KNOW LOCAL LAWS On a similar charge, David Thomas Gordon also pleaded not guilty. Ho had, he said, bought his car from an Auckland resident only two weeks ago, and on the bonnet was a special light which had been put there for parking purposes. He admitted that the car had no roar light,, but said that in Te Aroha a vehicle parked in the same circumstances would require no lights at all. Not knowing the local by-laws, he had lighted the front lamp to make sure that he was safe. He would like to have the case adjourned so that lie could call further evidence to this effect. “It’s no use your calling further evidence if you admit that you had no rear light,’’ observed tile Bench; “but if you assure me that you thought you had proper lights I will dismiss the ease on payment of costs.” Judgment was entered accordingly. A RECORD BREAKER Stated by Sergeant D. L. Calwell to have broken practically every regulation that could be broken at the one time, John Olsen, a young motor cyclist, admitted having driven in a dangerous manner, ridden on the footpath, and having not been in possession of either a warning device of a brake. He was fined £2 on the first charge, the second was dismissed, and on eaclr of the others he was ordered to pay costs. Another motor cyclist, Thomas Comes, was charged with having ridden on a footpath, having no lights and failing to stop when requested. Mr Spence said the defendant admitted the charges, but claimed that he did not take any notice of the signal to stop because, he thought some boy must have whistled. A fine of £l and costs was imposed on each charge. WITHOUT LIGHTS For driving or riding without lights, or for leaving vehicles unlighted at night, the following were fined: Robert McPherson, £2; Archibald Anderton, John Bickford, Charles D. Rollett, Robert Fenton, Waihi Transport Co., John Colin Elliott, Harold Thomas Donaldson, Joseph Wood Wyatt, Alfred Robert Gough, Barry Young and Stanley Legge, £1 each; and Robert Sutton 10s. Clifford Burns and John Angie were each convicted and ordcied to pay costs. Failure to attend drill was alleged against Herbert Hutchinson. On tin; application of the sergeant, the case was adjourned for a monUi, it being stated that the sergeant-major in charge of the area was then attending a camp. For,being in possession of a firearm for a longer period than seven days without having registered the weapon, Maurice James Houlihan was convicted and ordered to pay costs. CIVIL CASES Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given in the following undefended civil cases:— 11. T. Donaldson v George Gregory, £8 15s sd, costs £l 12s 6d. W. E. IJusch v W, Lynch, £2 ISs 4d, costs £1 3s Gd, On a judgment summons H.~Hoyc was ordered to pay R. Newth £55 8s Sd forthwith, in default two months’ imprisonment. Onoly one application came before the Warden’s Court—that of Edgar Percy Anderson, to surrender resi : deuce site B, section 21, Bull town. The application was granted.