HUTT COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1429, 2 May 1912, Page 5

HUTT COURT.

Tho monthly Bitting of the Lower Hutt Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, Dr. M'lrthur, S.M.. presidmg. Messrs. mikins aud Ciulby, justices of the peace, were also on the bench. . A prohibition order was granted against James O'Brien. „ , , r> For a breach of tho Foods end Drugs Act 1808, in that ho sold to an inspector adulterated milk, Jaino? Ingles was tinea 10s., with court costs (95.).. The magistrate said that the caso was not a eonoue Ol For failing to tnkc tho oath under tho Defence Act, Kobort John Pcrcival Lucas was fined ■£% with costs 11s. A carpenter employed by the Railway Department was prosecuted for pulling a privilege ticket issued to 'him to another, use, namelv, by transferring it to his sister. The latter w,w charged with usmg tho ticket with intent to evade proper payment. Mr. Ayson appcareu for. botn defendants, who entered pleas of gniHy., Re silted that he would admit that there , had been a technical breath, but there was absolutely no intention to defraud the Jβpartincnt. Defendants had no idea that tliev were doing wrong. They had already offered to refund the diifcrcncc between the two fares. Dr. M'Arthur said that the breach was not a serious one, and be would merely enter a conviction in each rnse, ordering th ( v posts only to be paid, Iho was ordered, to refund to the Department tho sum of £2 I.ls. KM. Imlgmcnt was -jiven for plaintiffs bv t'efault in Iho following un<|ofen<frd rml Unit Hornniili Council v. \\illinin BlacV, .£5 Hs. lid., costs 3?.: Oeorpo Bradlev v. George ll'Oreiror. .C!" Is. !d., costs ,C! 3«.; A. Avison v. same. .«.'!). crM' Si in. (id.; .Tames v. A. Ooiltns, ill 3*. .VI.. ro=ts .01 3f. fill. In the judgment summons rases, no order was made in the ca.'e of tho We?tJaii'l Timber Company v. Alexniulcr Sam- \ mamh. .a claim . for :M 10s. Robert [ M'nnii'P was ordered to pni , tho Famp eomnany the mm of J!1 )U. 2d. on or iKWre May r>. w in ilefnult speniV three days in the\Xel=on Gnol.