TWO CHARGES FAIL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20914, 14 October 1942, Page 2

TWO CHARGES FAIL

TAXI STAND AND ’FH.QNE WRONGFUL USE ALLEGED A charge of using a stand and another of using '"a telephone mot specified in his license were brought by the Gisborne borough Council before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisbprne- Magistrate’s Court, to-day against - Harold (Drummond-,' taxi ’ proprietor, but after hearing evidence for the ’ council both informa.tiGris"%ere dismissed. ." •<• -

Mr.'H: D. Chri.sp, who ppp.ear.ed fpr the 1 Gisborne Borough Council, ‘ said that the defendant' was allotted the Peel street"stand, arid" shortly “before the general rhbve t6”the''Br! grit'"street stand'the defendant was refused-per-mission-to operate' from’• the - latter p'r-idr’ db the general move cbiriing into effect, but,-’despite the l 're'fu!slil: he Was seen' to be/Waiting"'in Bright (street arid to .act upon a telephone message from that stand, thus obtaining two benefits to which he >vas not entitled.

Evidence was given by Thomas George Nowell, borbugh traffic inspect'or, and Henry Garjdner; chairman of the Gisborne taxi eabi control committee. 1 >

His Worship rilled that it was not proved that the car was on the Brignt street stand rind* that ho offence'y/as disclosed in Regard> to the‘ telephone’. He added-that-the receipt of -a' messagewas' riot proof of using'The 'telephone. , ■’ ••'* 1 ‘'' '' r v-'-r Mr. L. T. Bur-nard, who appeared for the defendant, 1 asked' for costs/ but the magistrate refused iht application.