MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1923, Page 1

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

FRIDAY. I Klilil AUV 23, ISJ-23. (Befori' W. Moldrmn. Esq., S.M.) I'OI.K'K OFFF.NC ES. |>uli,r v. John Krame, :i charge of failure' to love a number on motor cycle. Fbii'i! os anil costs <s. R. r. Willetts pleaded guilty to procuring liquor while prohibited. Defendant said lie would sooner go to Da U a ton than have a prohibition order against him. Ills Worship stated he would renew the prohibition order which has recently expired, and if he came tip attain he would have to no to Pa baton. DKFENCE ACT. Hill'll I’. Preston. Two Fleming. F. Comlfellow. A. (Heaney. F. .McMillan. W. Houston and T. X. Savage, were chained with failure to attend parade. In the case of W. Houston exrmpti r was granted during the milking season. The others were convicted and ordered to pay costs Ts each. ((. I’crham and G. Adamson chained with failure to attend parade were convicted and ordered to pay easts ■>. I, Jones similarly charged was fined 2()s anil costs 7s. TAKING A BICYCLE.

C. If. Stevens was charged with taking and converting to his own use, a hievde owned by D. Feeney, about 7th August, an<l pleaded guilty. Convicted and fined 20s and costs is and to pav cost of repairs 10s. CYCLING OX FOOTPATH. Chartres of riding a hieyclc on a lootpath or without a held were lean against the billowing: M- Rugg, K yrns t. R. P- Cochrane. L. Sliaiinon. |). Alcfliiilkin. J. Montague: each lieini' convicted and fined os and cost* M'AXDERTXC CATTLE. Borough Inspector (Mr Park) charged the following with allowing cattle to wand w: - . Duncan, l horse, fined bs and costs; W. Ziegler. I horse, fined os and costs 7s. nOROPCII DVF.-I.AW.

! Borough Inspector (Mr Park) v. Joseph Max (Mr Flcock) a charge el lirt’a h of Borough hye-laws. ot allowing Basil (lihhous, a person under If wars uf ape to al lend a billiard room. I'l.-irlc- Gibbous gave i viili'tiee lliat .f, ph .Max aas keeper of a lo co ed o' Hard room. IP- warned Max no! to let his hoy Basil io the billiard room unless accompanied by witness. Saw llii' lad in th“ billiard room, and Mux said lm did nut let him in, that lie rame in himself. His son was not yet 17 years of age. To Mr 1! an k Had never token the 1 11; v inio a sal-Miii m played billiards with him. Had waruol Max it h" f.mml the boy there again lie would i ■ ke act ion. Somi Kine; pave evidence that about a month ago with Mr Gibbons he entered. Stephens billiard room. and warned Max against allowing persons under IH war* to frequent the Inilinrd room.

For the delence, Mr Flcock claimed the live-law was unreasonable. Evidence was Hum led. Joseph Max deposed he wa- in clia.rgi• ~f Mr Stephens’ billiard-room. Remembered Basil Gibbons coming in and a,ski'd him his age. Fie stated lie was IS rears, of ago. Had not been warned of litis particular bov by Mr Gibbons. Did not allow boys under IS to frequent the room. Basil Gibbons gave evidence that on the first time he went into Stephen's billiard room Mr Max asked him his age and lie stated he was IS. Wln n Ids father came in. witness went out. and he had not been in sip.

peter Stephens deposed lie "ns proprietor of tlie liillinrd saloon. U "on I toys came into the snloon lie alwnt ■ asked them tlieir nee. He had never ln‘on warned about (iibhons. and to l,j s knowledge the hoy It'd not been there since. Mis Worship «aid ns I'nr ns the byelaw was enneernnil ir was not mrea-nn-.,1,],,. |.iienses of billiard r-onis nvst undorstnnd that tbe.v must observe tie" bye-laws. Hefendnnt would he convicted and fined -Os nod costs. Cd -s coiinsel fee si Iso being allowed.