MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1930, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd. (Before W. Meldrum, Esq., S.M.) DEBT CASES. . Receiver of Land Revenue v. M. .Cieiigh, claim for £6 3s Gd. Judgment for amount with ec/sts £1 3s. Hiallenstein Bros. (Mr EH cook) v. H. McManaway, claim £5 6s lid. Judgment for amount with costs' 32s 6d. W. Ziegler (Mr Eltcock) >V. John Bull, claim £5. Judgment for amount with cost« 2bs. LICENSING ACT. Charges of being unlawfully on licensed .oremis\s after hours were dealt with as follows: An offender (Pioneer Hotel). Fined 40s and costs 10s. Two offenders (Post Office Hotel). One fined 20s and IQs costs, the other to pay costs 10s. Five residents (Kokatahi Hotel), Ordered to pay costs 12s each. The Police charged Edwin T. Sherri ff, licensee of Kokatahi Hotel (Mr Murdoch), with exposing liquor for nale and opening his bar after hours, A plea of (guilty was entered to the first charge, the other being withdrawn. Convicted and fined £2 and costs 12s. The Police charged P.t So liter on two charges of procuring liquor while prohibited, Fined £5 and costs ,10s oil otte charge'and ordered to pay :osts 10s on the other, . without a light. ,D. Ker r and D. Pettigrew charged with riding a cycle at‘night'without a light were fined ss: and costs 10s each. -a-- • [BOROUGH BYE-LAWS. Borough Inspector,‘ W. E.' Gavlor, (iMr Park) charged A. Rodgers with driving a motor oar at a dangerous speed at an intersections. Fined •£3 and costs 10s, solicitor 10s 6d. Same v. F. Bade, a charge of allowing four cows to wander. Fined 5s and crpts 10s, solicitor 10s 6d. Same v. 21. Con nelly, 1 cow. 1 calf. Fined £2 and costs 10s, solicitor 10s 6d. _. , Same v. B. iE. Coyle, 1 coav. Fined 10s find ccsts lOs, solicitdr 10s Gd.