MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 282, 12 March 1941, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

SITTING AT WHAKATANE A SHORT LIST Just over an hour was all the time required by Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., to deal with the list at the monthly sitting of the Whakatane Magistrate's Court held yesterday. For breaches of prohibition order Taylor Tai was,, fined l a total of £5 with costs amounting to £2 10s. He was allowed one month to make payment. Failing to obtain a license for a radio receiving set cost Mahaka Hunia a fine of 10s with, costs £1 ss. Motoring Offences The Transport Department's Inspector proceeded in a number of cases, Ihaka T'unui being fined £1 10s and 15s costs for exceeding the 30 m.p.h. limit ir> the Borough. Harold Alexander Orr had been found without a rear-vision mirror on his lorry and was fined 10s with costs 12s. Having no warrant of fitness for his car cost Bertie Wm. Hughes 10s and costs 12s. A similar penalty was imposed on Edward William Wardlaw, while the same complaint against Beverley C. Ley was responsible for Iter being convicted and ordered to pay costs. The last named wrote to the Court pleading extenuating circumstances* Robert Fischer was another "no warrant" offender and his fine was also 10s with the costs at 12s. The fact that he was assisting neighbours to get their milk to the factory jtvhen they could not obtain other service was the plea for George Chase, who was charged with having no Goods Service License and it was added that he had made application and paid the requisite fees for such. He was lined 10s and costs 12s.

Civil Cases Judgment for the plaintiff by rie- ' fault was awarded in the following undefended action?: — Wheeler's Garage v W. Hona, claim £24 4s, costs £5 7s Hd. It; J. Canning v James Wilson, claim £163 15s, costs £8 7s 6d. Commissioner of Taxes v John P. Maiden, claim £4 Bs, costs 10s. Pattersons Home Furnishers v William Chalken, claim £8 Gs 3d. costs £2 4s 6d. Judgment Summonses Wilson Moore Motors v A. Millar, claim £84 2s Id. Debtor was ordered to pay amount owing in default 30 days in Whakatane Police Gaol, warrant to be suspended so long as debtor paid £2 per month. H. G. Allen v Stephen Ellis, claim £40 7s 2d. Debtor w t as ordered to pay amount owing in default 30 days in Wlialtatane Police Gaol, warrant to be suspended so long-as debtor pays £2 per month.