MAIN STREET SPEED.

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19942, 20 July 1936, Page 8

MAIN STREET SPEED.

/——.--—-—.. “THIRTY-FIVE I’oo FAST." MOTORIST'S LICENSE ENDORSED. “A speed of 33 miles per hour along Victoria Street is far too fast," declared Mr S. L. Paterson. 53'. in the Police Court. at HamiltOn 1. day (when a charge of dangerous driving twas preferred against Clement Augus—ttus .\lorton. | Senior-Sergeant G. H. Lambert ex,‘plained that Morton had been seen to idrive between Bryce Street. and ‘Garden Place at 35 miles an hour. i’l‘wo cars were passed at this speedt near the Ward Street intersection and. 'continuing, he had collided with another car on the eastern side of the street. A fine £2 with costs 195 was limposed and defendant's lirense was endorsed until Ma 31. 1937. l Dismissed as Trlvlnt. Describing the degree of negligence 'as slight. the magistrate dismissed a ’charge nt’ negligent driving trivial in :the terms of the Justice of the Peace Art against .\‘orman Robert Delaney. Swim-« Sergeant. Lambert stated that in High Street. Frankton. defendant had barked his car over a bicycle which he should have. seen had he been keeping a proper look-out. 'ltelaney was ordered to pay the costs ‘of the prosecution and to make good the damage to the birycle amounting to £l. Failure to give way to a milkman‘s van which emerged from Selkirk Street, \\ltf‘tt he was travelling nlottx London Street, cost Raymund llt‘ttl'y Eltltrtl tMr J. F. :Siranirl 3:! “Nil rosts 135. No exinlrnce was offered by the police .fin an ultrrnatiro charge of negligent drhing. I For tll’i\lllx a motorcycle without tlights. tlltnrlt-s \\‘illittm Green (Mr W. 'J, lx'ina‘i was required to pay a {me of 1151 with costs Iqu. i It was stated that defendant rol‘llith‘tl with a rar on :1 i‘t‘tuutry road.