MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1931, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY, APRIL 2. DEBT CASES. AVest.land Hospital Board (Mr Elcocky, v. Roy i ester, claim £2l .His. JUidgmenf -i or plaintiff with costs £1 :js Gd I). 11. Brown (Air Elcock), v. Goo Searlm claim £4B (is bd. Judgment for plaintiff with costs £4 8s (sd. Hallensteiu Bros. (Air Elcock), v. U. C. Honey, claim £1 10s 6d. Judgment. for plaintiffs with costs 10s. LICENSING ACT. On charges of being found on licensed premises after hours convictions were recorded as !nilo"'.s: — three residents (Three Aide Hotel) ordered to pay costs 10s each. One offender Hotel) ordered to nay costs 10s. •One offender (Commercial Hotel) ordered to pay costs 10s. Nine offenders (Pioneer Hotel). Mive were ordered to pay costs 10s each ; three were fined 20s and costs ]os each, and one fined 10s and 10s costs. 11l two charges the explauateions of ■defendants were accepted and the charge dismissed. The Police charged A, E, Gilman (licensee of Pioneer Hotel) with selling liquor after hours, G.lo p.m, A plea of guilty waa entered. lifted £5 and costs 10s. The Police charged W, A. NeweV (Throe Milt* Hotel) with selling liquor after hours, Mr Murdoch for defendant pleaded guilty. billed £5 and costs 10s. BOROUGH BYE-LAWS. W. E. Gaylor, Borough Inspector (Mr Park), v. T. Page a charge of ■driving a motor car at an excessive speed. Mined 20s and costs 10s, solicitor ill Is. Same v. W. J. II ans bury, a charge of allowing a motor car to stand on the wrong sale of the street. bined r )S , costs 10s, solicitor 10s Gd. Same v. X. Rochford, a charge ot riding a bicycle on the footpath. Filled os and costs 10s, .solicitor 10s 6d. Same v. E. Carroll, riding a cycle on footpath. Mined 5s and costs 10s solicitor 10s Gd.

Costs £1 Is were allowed counsel (Aim Murdoch) where a payment was made into Court without notice to plaintiff’s counsel being given.