PETONE COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 5

PETONE COURT.

4 A sitting of the Pclone MagiFtrate** Couil uus held befoic l)i. M'Aitliur jesleidaj Chailes Willinm Darns pleaded guilt) to a charge ot threatening behaviour, and was : filled ss, .Daniel Cummins and Frederick lungham. who did iwt appear, were charged with breaches of. a prohibition order, and each was lined 10s„ with costs<7s. For riding bicycles on the .footpath, M. 13.' Murray was fined ss:;> am] costs 75.; and' ihomas Stickells was ordered to pav Cdst's,Vs. On tho information of the borough en-, gmoer at Petone, William Lee (Norman-" dale), was charged v;ilh-(l) polluting a certain stream (lowing through his land, mid forming pari pi Potone's water supply jund (2) with permitting drainage from his land to flow into a stream forming tho Water supply of Petone. Mr. R. C. Kirk, who appeared for. the borough. engineer, stated that since defendant had been warned he had done his best to keen tho stream dear. He asked to withdraw the information, and the Court agreed. James 1 David (Mr. Salek) was charged with using .certain language,. Ho wns fined 4!5, with, costs lis'. Robert M'Kenzie Hrieklev vat arraigned on a charge 6f assaulting 'Mory' ITnnford, n married woman,'.-Mr, 11. F, who appeared for the nrosocillion,Qafed that his client had been klc.lt.cd, punched, and her hand bitten bv dofendant. Mr. Wilford, who appeared for tho defence, denied the charges.- Brickley was fined 4IK, with.il Gs. costs, in doV fault seven days in gaol. -. •' ~ ■~,• ■ ■ Judgment wis given for plaintiff bv default in the following eases:—Weblev and Co. v. T. Stuart. M 145. ; costs S«.i'Ellen Reldcr v. Ernest Frcig, .£5, costs ss.