MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1924, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THURSDAY, NOV. 27th. (Before W. Aleldrnm, Esq., 5.. M.) DEBT CASES. L Piliawai (Air Sellers) v. John Williams, claim £-1 As. Judgment for plaintiir with costs 21s Gd. I lalleiistein Bros. (Air Flcock) v. Victor Johansen, elaini £L os. Judgment for plaintilf with costs .‘ls. Westland Hospital Board v. A. Devescovi. claim £2B Is (id.. Judgment for plaintills with costs (IDs. A. Keller (Air Fhoek) v. Horace Alcaic, (Taint Co l(ls. Judgment for plaintilf with costs .‘IDs (id.

Al. White (Mr Flcock) v. John Rhodes. claim CIS. Judcment for plaintilf with costs C2 Its.

•I. Kilkenny (Air Flcock) v. R. B. lin Hi ik-Ii (Mr .Murdoch). Judgment summons £A| 10s (id. After hearing defendant no order was made. £2 2s costs being allowed. J. A. Dowell i Mr Sellers) v. W. 11. Roberts (Mr .Murdoch). Judgment summons i)l I 8s fid. Older made by consent for payment of Cl per month, in default I I days. Al. ('ashman (Air Murdoch) v. Robert, Brown. Judcment summons Cl 2s lid. Order made for payment of Cl per month.

HEAVY TRAFFIC. Borough Inspector of Nuisances (Mr Bark) v. Norman Randall (Mr Hannan) a clutrce of unlawfully using a road for heavy traflic. A plea ol not guilty was entered. Mr Park said the Borough Couneil in order to meet the demands of the heavy tralfie had set apart the road from Kanieri at Statfoi'd St. junction with Livingstone St. down Livingstone St. to Gibson l.tnay for heavy traffic.

Alfred A. Andrewes. Town Clerk, depdseil the streets of the town had been badly cut up, principally by motor lurries. The (',11111(11 had decided that the road for timber lorries should ho dow n Stalldid Street via I .ivitigsione St. to (libscm Quay. Not ices were posted and it was also advertised. The trail; for lorries was in )jooil to fair order. £I.TI) had been spent on this road in the last live months. The ilefel ullilitted the formalities and that, the Inrrv used St.illord St. oil the day in question. To Air I human — 11 was impossible for two lorries to pass in Livingstone St without leaving the Crown ol the road.

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cave evidence ol seeing the loaded lorry passing down Salford St. below' I.milestone Street. Livings! Street was then in very coin! order. 1 old the driver of the notice not to drive there, and he said he was driving under instructions from his employer. Ihe mad was in pood order on Nov. Jrd. A lorry coniine from the north would have to cross Hampden or Slallord St. to get to Kanieri. Mr Hannan held that the resolution of the Council was unreasonable as the points of the prohibition were not definitely stated, and did not comply with the Act.

Robert W'hiley deposed he was managing director oi While.;' Sawmills Ltd. Their timber was carted from the mill to the railway siding by motor lorry. When the Council ohieeted to the using id' the main road, he instructed Ids driver to H<> down l.ivincstoue St. lie carried this out for a lew weeks. I hen witness found that Livingstone St. was not lit to take the machine over. That when the heavy traflic had erne o'er it. it went to pieces and was not lit for traflic. though it had been repaired to certain extent w ith lien v Travel. Pr.-n ti-ally all the heavy traflic came from Kanieri way.

To Mr I’aik Their -kids were on Gibson Quay. He was prepared to use l.ivincstoue Street if it was in a pood state of repair. lie thoilpht they were entitled to use the best mails. He claimed llicv did not damape the streets with t heir lorries.

His Worship intimated that lie would inspect' the mad at the adjournment. His Worship reserved judcment till next sitting. W FIT I OFT A LIGHT. Police v. A. 1.. Tucker, a charge o! having a motor unattended, inilighted after .sundown. Fined ."is and costs ,s Same V. W. Stavelev. a similar eharce. Fined os and costs LICENSING ACT. The police eluinred a lesidenl id Rimn with ■••■ L- "id ; ai fully on li. eased )i re m ires IA II Na I ions llolel. I.'milt alter hours. Mr Murdoch lor deiend- :■ nt pleade 1 e ! pnilty. Evidence was civeo hy Cmotaiile Drummond, and deI'euihlllt. The chaice was dismissed. FNSFF.M I.Y BI'.IIAVIOFR.

The police charged I*. 11. Mnkdin oinl T. Tainui with misecmlv behaviour in a railwav carriage. Air Alunlodi appeared for Wakcliil and Tainui did not appear. The defendant Wakclin said lie was mi the platform ol a carriage at Hokitika when Tainui dong and struck witness. \\ *• nt into a .-oinking carriage and 'laiioii came in and when witness asked him what lie mount l.v striking him. Tainui struck him again. AYitnc-s struck back. On arrival at 110 Ho. Tainui again struck him as lie was leaving the train. He came back to the police station mid gave the informal inn. To Sergt. King: Wit mss was not with John Cray on the train. Wilm-s rclalialcil when Tainui struck him in the train. When lie got oil the train at Ho Ho Tainui struck him again. Clarence (’. Oro-s, demised be was in charge of the train on the Saturday night in question. Saw defendant in a first-class ordinary car. Wakclin bail a ticket, bill the two Maoris bad not tickets. Had occasion to (beck AA’nko|iM and the two .Maoris for causing an unnecessary noise in the carriage. Two ladies comolaincd of the noise. Ibe three men seemed one as laid a- Ibe other. lie considered .their action sufficient to sioo otherwise be would pul tlieoi elf the I min. His Worshio said there was'im o'odd about the .Maori, lie would be lined 5s and costs 17s. The .•harm against Wakclin would h* adjourned till next siltill• •" t“ enable the evidence of one ~f ti e ladies present at the time to K‘ f'iwn. . A EAMU Y TIMM Ed.lv. An application for a separation and inainternime order was made l:> • Kerr (Air Murdoch) v. AY. J. Kerr Mr Joyce) on the grounds ol consistent cruelty. . . (Left Sitting).