"Humble Sort Of Offence We All Commit"
. "This, after all, is a humble sort of offence' and one we all commit at times," commented Mr. A. A. McLachlan, S.M., when dealing in tlie Otaki Court yesterday with a charge of failing to possess a warrant of fitness for a motor vehicle. Defen'dant, John Henry Winter, of Otaki, entered a plea of not guilty on the grounds that the warrant of fitness had expired during the period when the vehicle was in the garage for repairs and having instructed that the vehicle be given a complete overhaul, he had naturaily expectted it to be in a fit condition to go on the road. Mr. McLachlan: What you really mean is that you were guilty of the offence, but there was no.real vice in your actiOns. Prosecu'fcing, Traffic Inspector G. L. Davis said that the charge had arisen after defendant's car had become involve'd in an accident with another vehicle. Defendant, when .unahle to produce a warrant of fitness, had made the same statement. After making the above observation in regard to such cases, the magistrate entered a conviction and fine of 10s. Court costs were 10s.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 December 1949, Page 2
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