Magistrate’s Court Four Girls Found On Ship At Lyttelton

Press, Volume C, Issue 29510, 11 May 1961, Page 11

Magistrate’s Court Four Girls Found On Ship At Lyttelton

After receiving information that there were girls on board the m.s. African Reefer while it was berthed at Lyttelton on Tuesday, the police visited the ship and found four girls on board, said Sergeant V. F. Townshend in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr J. D. Willis, S.M., was on the Bench.

As a result, three girls yesterday appeared before the Court on charges arising from their being on the ship. The fourth girl will appear before the Children’s Court. Elizabeth Broughton, aged 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of being unlawfully on board the African Reefer on May 9. Sergeant Townshend said that when the oolice searched the ship they found accused asleep on a bunk in the mess-boys’ cabin. She said that she had been to a party on the '.hip and had too much to irink.

To a charge of being’idle and disorderly Beverley May Corkin, aged 18, pleaded TUilty. Sergeant Townshend -aid that Corkin was found with a seaman in the crew’s iccommodation of the ship. Che was dressed only in her underwear, and said that she bad been on the vessel since May 5. The accused had £5. which she said had been given to her by a seaman. She was remanded until today for sentence. Josephine Martha Toki. aged 18, also appeared on a charge of being idle and disorderly. She pleaded guilty, and was placed on probation for two years. When found on the ship the accused told the police that she had been sleeping there since Sunday. The only money she had was £1 3s 4d which she said had been given to her by a member of the crew, said Sergeant Townshend. IDLE AND DISORDERLY Arriving at the Central police station at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, James Moana, aged 35. an unemployed workman, asked that he be locked up for the night, as he had nowhere to sleep, said Ser-

geant Townshend. Moana was appearing before the Court on a charge of being idle and disorderly in that he had insufficient lawful means of support. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment.

Moana was dirty and unkempt. and told the police that he 'had been sleeping in Hagley Park, said Sergeant Townshend. The accused had 30 convictions, some of which were for being idle and disorderly and also for being a rogue and vagabond. REMANDED James Douglas Bass, a war pensioner, was remanded on bail to May 15 on a charge of issuing a false document to the value of £74 12s at Christchurch on May 9. TAX DEDUCTIONS MISAPPLIED Eric Charles Roberts, a sawmiller (Mr P. G. S. Penlington). was fined £5 on each of four charges of misapplying deductions totalling £75 9s 9d. He pleaded guilty to all charges. Mr I C. J. Polson, who prosecuted for the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, said that an investigation revealed that from August 1. 1959, to June 30, 1960, there was a deficiency.of £159 14s 7d in P.A.Y.E. deductions by Roberts. Mr Penlington said that Roberts was a sawmiller on his own account and had been working extremely long hours. He did not have an accountant, but now his affairs had been placed in the hands of an accountant. He asked the Magistrate to treat the offences as a result of muddlement. NO BUILDING PERMIT For building without a permit on March 25. Ryan Bros., Ltd., was convicted and fined £5. Mr G. R Lascelles appeared for the Christchurch City Council, and Mr G. T. Mahon for the company. UNLICENSED RADIO

For having an unlicensed radio. Adam A. Ferkatovich was fined £3.