TRAFFIC OFFENDERS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 42, 21 January 1944, Page 5

TRAFFIC OFFENDERS

ANOTHER SUBSTANTIAL LIST WHAKATANK PROSECUTIONS Mainly as a result of a traffic check up on October 21st a large number of prosecutions against motorists for breaches of the traffic by-laAvs were heard' before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Whakatane Magistrate's Court last Tuesday. In most instances the defendants had omitted to renew their warrants of fitness and were fined accordingly. Transport Department Cases The Transport Department proceeded against the. following: Jack YVano for operating a car at'Poroporo Avilhoi.it a W.O.J', was fined 10s and: costs 19s. William Waikato for failing to possess a dmer's license and also a W. o.l', was. fined 10s and 15 s 1 respectively plus costs 31s. Albert Edward. Le.it h (Mr Barry) for having no Avarrant of fitness was lined 10s and costs' 125.. For similar offences Brian McGillon was pena.li.sed in the same manner.

Defective brakes cost Maurice Christian Jensen 20s line ami costs lfis. liobert Edward Salvidge who Tailed to hold, a driver's license was fined 5s and costs 12s. Alexander Ward McGregor Avho also failed to hold a driver's license was fined 5s and, costs 10s'. County Inspector's Cases The County Traffic Inspector proceeded against the following for having no warrants of litnes,s: Eric I Emery fined 10s and costs 30s fid; ' J. E. Nowland, lined 10s and costs 30s (id; John Richard Barnes lined 10s and costs .'s2s fid; Charles Donald Old lined 10s and costs 32s fid; John Edward Black, fined 10s and costs 32s fid; John Wong fined 10s and costs 28s fid; Tamati Kaiwhata fined 14,9 and costs 35s fid; Ponti Araai fined 10s and costs 35s fid; Tawliara Kopae fined 10s' and costs 32s fid. % Tai Wharbwera who besides having no warrant of litness was also an unlicensed driver was lined 10s and OS' respectively and. total costs 595. Tke Tunui for travelling at a speed exceeding 40 ra.p.h. on the. Tane-. atua highway on November 16, was lined £5 aiid costs 27s Gd. Straying .Stock For permitting a cow and a calf to wander at large at Matata on November 19 dast Richard Maitai was* fined. 20s and costs 37s fid.

lioiuami Ivingi the owner of two horses found at large at Poroporo was iiv»ed £2 and costs 'Als. (kl. Four Jersey milking cows found wandering at large at iVJatata cost their owner. Mrs M. Capper, 20s fine plus costs 32s 6d< In the charge against. David G. Williams (Mr Otley) for being minus a W.O.F. for his motor cycle, the magistrate commented that he had; probably been punished eno-ugli as 1 a result of his accident and he would therefore be convicted and discharged.