MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15999, 30 May 1924, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

BY-LAW AND MAINTENANCE CASES, At the Magistrate's Court ifMsimorning Mr H. A. Young, SJM., deaM; with offending motorists as follows:—* For leaving a car standing 4n \letorfai Street in contravention of the by-lawS F. M. Spencer was fined 10s and costg 7s. Charges against C. S. McCormack of leaving a motor truck on a footway in Hunter Street and of driving a truck on the footway in that street, were adjourned pending the making of a demand by the Borough Council on defendant for the amount of damage caused to the footpath. The Treloar Milking Machine Co. explained, in answer to the-charge of employing a boy under 16 in their fab-. lory without a certificate of fitness,' that they had not been able to obtaiim a copy of the Factories Act. The Inspector of Factories stated that the' breach was not a serious one, and that a certificate for the boy had since been obtained. A fine of 10s with 7s costs was imposed. J. 11. Doleman, charged with failure to close his shop at 8.30 p.m., admitted a technical breach, the explanation being that his watch was incorrect. A fine of 20s with costs 7s was imposed. In the case of Bernard Smyth, nreViously charged with allowing a sani-* tary convenience at his house to re-i main in an improper condition, it was explained that the work had since been carried out. A conviction was entered and defendant was ordered to pay 7s costs and solicitor's fee, £4 4s. 11. 11. J. Naylor, charged with default in connection with a maintenance order- ! made against him for support of his j wife and children, furnished a state- \ ment of his earnings to prove that he was unable to reduce the arrears. After examination of defendant the case was adjourned for a month to give him an opportunity to improve his earnings.

L. G. Smith appeared to. answer, charges of plying for hire without a'. license and with allowing a vehicle to remain standing in the street in contravention of the by-laws. In connection with the former charge evidence was given to the effect that a licensed taxi-driver having been engaged to drive a party to Frankton had sent defendant, -who took them in his car. On -eft-rival at the station defendant told the passenger who offered to pay that he was not a licensed taxi-driver and could not charge a fare. The passenger then gave him a coin "to have a spot with," which defendant accepted. His Worship held tiiat an offence had been committed, as the work done by defendant came under the , definition of plying for hire. Defendant admitted the charge of allowing his car to stand on the street. Convictions were recorded and fines, costs and witnesses' expenses totalling £4 4s 6d were ordered to be paid. J. H. Burton, who admitted insufficient fighting On his car, was ordered to pay 3s costs. In conenotion with his failure to' comply with the terms of a .maintenance order J. J. Hinton was ordered to pay 5s per week off arrears under the order, in default one month's imprisonment. Solicitor's fee £1 Is \vas allowed against defendant.