LOWER HUTT COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2168, 5 June 1914, Page 9

LOWER HUTT COURT.

. MORE MOTOR SPUED CASES. The monthly sitting of tfto Lower liutt Court was held vesterdnv before Mr. D. G. A. Coauor,'S.Sli Air. i. Cudhy, J.P., was also oil the Reiwh, For allowing stock to wander, Arthur Hobbs was lined ss. and costs 7s. In respect to a simitar information Goo. Mitchell and Mrs. M. Turner were each fined 10s. and costs 7s. Eor failing to atteiid parities, V. C. Cunningham, Norman MouUcy, S. N. Stratton, U. Lee, Daniel tfeill, and David Roy were cadi lined 10s. with costs ,75., the default being fixed at 48 hours' military detention. On similar informations Wm. Eitiwnfcurice, H. Fit;-.-mauricc, Samuel Possott, and Henry J. Routley were lined 20s. arid 7s. easts. A number of charges &f exceeding the motor speed limit wore dealt with as follow:—Wm. Price (27.7 miles rwr . was ■ fined*"los., with' Court costs lis., and solicitor's fee, 10s. _ Csd, Thomas Parnell (33.6 miles per hour) was fined 10s., with Cottrt cost* 95., witness's fee 55,, affd solicitor's fee, 10s. 6d. J. L. Anderson was fiifed 10s., Court costs lis., and solicitor's fee, 10s. 6d. Cliarles Turrcll (M niilos per hour) was fined '10s, s Court costs 95., witness's expenses' 5b., and solicitor's fee 10s. 6d. Wallace Heighton, of Mas-' torton, was fined Ws. r ■with Cotirt costs Us., witness's fee 4s. gd., afttl solicitor's fee 10s. 6d. 33. J. Eastwood was charged (1) with travelling at 27,69 miles per hour, and (2) with traveling at the rate of 23.23 miles per tear. On the first charge he Was fined 10s,, with Court costs lis:, witnesses' expenses 14s. Bd., and solicitor's fee IDs. 6d- Oa the second charge he- Was fined 10s., Court costs 75., and solieitor's f<?6 10sOd. Three charges Were preferred against E. Williams, viss.: travelling at the rates of 34.6(5 wiles, 29 miles, ami 24.5 miles per hour. On tlie first shargo defendant was fined 10s., Court costs lis., witnesses' expenses 14s. Bd.. »ud solicitor's feo 10s. 6d. On each of the other charges he Was fared 10s., Court cosrts 7s.,.and solicitor's fee 10s. 6d.

d ' CIVII/ CiSES. 3 Judgment was given for plaintiff by li default with costs 55,, in Hie case of o David Alrlersloy v. ~\t. A. East, a s claim for £2 17s. 6(1. ; i In the ease of T. Poster, who claimecl the sum of 13s. iof wages from *T. g Waiigh, judgment was- givers for del_ fondant with costs 4s. c In a judgment summons case Geo. : " Patrick Hanna v. Geo. H. iSfcupplcs, c ' tlcfendant was ordered, to pay the 0 { amount by June 11. RIVER BOARD'S CtAIJI. r In a case brought by the Hwtt River Board against tfoa Publift Trustee for 0 payment of rates on hmd Occupied in r Lower Hutfc, Mr. E. P. Bunny appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. E. P. Hay for 0 the Public Trustee. ;' Mr. Bunny said thai tl» Public Trustee claimed to ho exonvpt from rates under the general previsions of the 1 Act. The amounts set out in the statef ment of claim v,'ero £7 10s. 2d. for 1 special rates and £2 for general rates, r The Public Trustee tmd paid the spc- ' cial rate, but repudiated Liability regarding general rates. Mr. Hay -submitted- that there was no liability as the tend was Crottit land. l If there .was liability for rates ift this case, then rates roust |he pakl to the ? Wellington City Council for *he pro-. pcrt.v occunied Iff tlie Public Trust; buildings. "The only difference was the-i a factlthat in the latter case the iaiut vrns ; ~' occupied by servants of tire Crown (who : J. wero not really occuTt-iers)., whereas that r at tho Hutt was Tiolcl by private oceapicrs. Beyond that difference the cases 3 were identical. \ Mr. Bunny contended tlmt tho Act was never intended' to esenrpt tb* '• Public Trustee froni rates in sue!* ■• cases. Tho land had Imx» loasefi for 1 three years, and, tffM if it Ivcfe invested in the Crown, it ivas liaUe for rates, i Tlio Magistrate res-erred' decision.