MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 224, 16 June 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

" 4—— * POLICE, OIYIL, AND BY-LAW CASKS. Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with the police oases at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Horace Molesworth Searlc was charged with the theft of one overcoat valued at 50s„ the property of Richard James Napior. On the application of Ohief Detective Ward, who said there were ten or twelve other charges pending against tho accused, a remand to Monday was granted.

Convioted of drunkenness, his third offence within a short period, Edmund James Cushion was fined 20s„ in default three days imprisonment.

CIVIL' OASES.

Mr. W. 0. Eiddell, S.M., dealt with ths civil business, and gave judgment. (ot plaintill by default in the following oases:—Kirkcaldle and Stains, Ltd., v. J. N. Philson, £4 7s. 2d.. coßts 125.: City Milk Supply, Ltd., v. Joseph S. Kenny, Ga. 6d.; Stevonson and Ingram v. William ,T. Byrne. £1 155., costs 55.: Harold W. Brown and Co., Ltd., v. W. H. Overton, £141 7s„ costs £6 15b. 6d.: Laery and Co., Ltd., v. J. M'Goldrlck, 3s. Id., cost* 7s. i Edith Maud Bick v. George Whiteford, £14, costs £1 12s. 6d.: Wellington Publishing Co., Ltd., v. R. Isherwood, £30 10b., costs £2 14b.; liannatyne and Hunter v. Elizabeth Forward, £8 On. 7d., costs £1 Bs. 6d.: same v. G. Bravo, £5 os. 6d„ costs £1 6s. 6d.; Hopo, Gibbons and Son and J. B. Olarkson, Ltd.. v. G. M'Leod, £4 14s. 3d., costs 55.; B. Smith v. Mrs. S. Stuart, 15.i„ costs 7s.

On a judgment summons Norman Page was ordered to pay the Motor Tyre Repairing Company £48 Os, 6d. by June 29, in default one month's imprisonment: D. Stewart is to pay James Mooro £44 Us. 3d. by .Tune 2. or undergo 14 days' imprisonment: J. M'DougaU is to pay Annie Dikin £18 Uj, 6d. by June 29, In defaulT 14 days' imprisonment, BY-LAW CASES. Mr, E, Page, 8.M., disposed of the following by-law cases:— For having insufficient light on his motorcycle Horace Dimock was fined 20$ u and ooats 75.; for leaving bis motor-car unattended in Willis Street William iTes was. fined 10s., and costs; Otto Imtz was fined 10s,, and 7s. costs, for driving a motor-car without first obtaining a driver's certificate. For a breach of the sanitary by-laws Mrs. Brockett, 9 Riddlford Street, wai fined 205., and costs 7s. William Wilson. 23 Pirie Street, was charged with failing to remove manure from his stable, with falling to keep his stable clean, and with' ncrmiting fly larvao to accumulate in his stable manure. He pleaded guilty to all charges, and was ordered to pay 7b. coßts, in "respect of the first, and 20s. each on tho other two charges,. VStli costs.

For allowing stock to wpjider Robert Walker, .Tobnsonvile, was finetT 10s. and costs.

Frank Edwin Bormwell, for haying insufficient light- hW motor-car, was ordered to pay costs, 7s.

Edward l'nluuni,' 14 Charlton Avenue, was charged with allowing fly larvae to accumulate in his stable manure, also with failing to keep his stable in. a. state of oleanliness. He was convicted, and fined ,10s., with 7s. costs on the first charge, and was ordered to pay 7b. costs in respect to tho second charge,