MAGISTRATE'S COURT HOKITIKA

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1922, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT HOKITIKA

THURSDAY, MAY 4th, 1922. (Before Wm. Meldrtim Esq., S.M.) BREACHES OF ORDER. The Police charged R. H. Willetts with, while prohibited, (1) procuring liquor, (2) trespassing on his wife’s property during the currency of a separation order, (3) with unlawfully carrying an unregistered revolver. Defendant pleaded guilty. Defendant’s father appeared on his behalf. After bearing evidence and explanation by defendant, bis Worship said be would not forfeit the pistol, which would be handed back to the father as it had conic from his son. who was killed at Gallipoli, but it must be registered. Defendant would be fined £1 apul costs 7s on the first charge, n.nd on the other two charges would lie convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s each case, n warning being given as to future behaviour. LICENSING ACT.

The Police charged William A. Head (son of licensee) with supplying liquor and two residents with being on licensed premises (Empire Hotel. Kaineri) during prohibited hours. Mr Wells, for defendants, pleaded not guilty. Constable Houston gave evidence that on Anzac Day at 5.5 p.m. ho saw the three defendants in the Empire Hotel with glasses in front of them. The two men said they had come from Hokitika, in the bus and at Head’s invitation they had gone in and had a, drink. He was satisfied the licensee (Airs Hoad) did not supply the drinks. He knew flint Head resided on the premises. Mr Wells stated the story as told by the Constable was quite correct. He held a hoarder was quite entitled to shout for the others.

The Magistrate held that Head had invited the two men in as his guests. That lie had a perfect legal right to do so. The informations would he dismissed.

Two young men, charged with being on licensed premises, (Dunedin Hotel) during prohibited hours. 9.30 p.m.. oil Bth April, pleaded not guilty. Sergt. King gave evidence as* to seeing defendants on ho premises. His Worship said he was satisfied the defendants had a lawful excuse for being on the premises. The informations would he dismissed. Three residents of the Three Milo were charged with being on licensed premises /Three Mile Hotel) during prohibited hours, and did not. appear. Convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s each.

Grace Cunningham was charged with not being tin* licensee of the Three Mile Hotel she did supply liquor during prohibited hours .and pleaded guilty.

.Mary Grace Marshall, licensee of Three Mile Hotel, was charged with supplying liquor during prohibited hours, and did not appear. Evidence was given by Constable Flewellan as to seeing three men on the premises with liquor supplied, and that the licensee had stated she thought her daughter had served it. The licensee was convicted and fined C2 and costs 7s, and her daughter was convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s

ARMS ACT. The Police charged J. J. Mclntosh with being in possession of a doublebarrelled shot gun and a 5-cli a inhered revolver without being registered. He did not appear. Sergt. King produced applications to register, and they had since been registered. Convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. Thomas Wells, a similar charge of hiving possession of a shot-gun and \s'im hostiT ri(|e. Similar circumstances. Convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. Philip Bovd, a. similar charge, a double-handled shot-gun. Conviction recorded without costs, defendant having previously applied for registration on two occasions. David Clarke, a similar charge of having :i shot gun; convicted and ordered to pay costs 15s Bd. Alfred Marshall, a similar charge, a shot-gun; convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. William A. Jamieson, a- similar charge ,a shot-gull; convicted and ordered to pay costs 15s Bd. Wiliam S. McFadgen. a, similar charge, a Winchester rifle; convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. Robert s'. Wall, a similar charge, a-shot-gun; convicted and ordered to pay costs 15s Bd. RIDING BICYCLES. Borough Inspector (Mr Park) v. 5Vm. Stewart, riding a bicycle at night without a light. Fined 5s and costs 7a. Similar charges were made against A. Camming, Thos. Gumming, H. Staines. Each fined 5s and costs 7s. DOG TAX. Same v. G. 55’00d, failure to register 3 dogs. The dogs had hen since registered. Fined 5s and casts 7s*. i Same v. F. Cameron, 1 dog. Fined ; 5s and costs 7s. : WANDERING CATTLE. j Borough Inspector (Air Park) v. A. Haekell, a charge of allowing a. heifer j to wander. Fined 5s and costs 7s. i Same v. T. Coyle, 1 cow. Fined 5s and costs 7s. Same v. Thos. Staines, I horso I Fined 10s and oasts 7s. ! Same v. R. -T. Redder. 1 horse : Filled 5s anil costs 7s.