MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1932, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SPITING AT HOKITIKA.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932,

Th© Hokitika; Majistratte’s Court sat- this morning before Mr J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M. BREACH OF PROHIBITIONS ORDER.

Six charges of a breach of his piohibition order were preferred against John Lincoln. Constable Drummond said that defendant was one of the worst offenders in Hokitika. He had been wonting iu the country but, since coming to town, he had been on a long “drunk.”

The Bench: A prohibition order seems of little use.

Constable Drummond added that defendant’s list extended back as far as 1915.

The Bench said that if such an outbreak occurred again he would have to be sent away. On the first charge he would be fined £1 and costs, while he would be convicted and discharged on the remainder. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS.

For driving a motor lorry with defective breaks, H. R. Schroder was fined £1 and costs 18s.

Constable Drummond said the case had arisen from an accident in which defendant’s lorry had been involved. Defendant had attributed the accident to the condition of hie brakes as well as the slippery surface of the route. J. Nohra was fined 5s and costs 20. s 6d for failing to keep to the left of a traffic dome. WA-n DERING STOCK.

R. J. Redder for allowing a horse to wander was fined 10s, and costs 20s 6d.

For letting cows wander F. Selby and F. Preston were each fined os, and casts 20s 6d. MAINTAINENCE ORDER*

H. Turnbull was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order. Mr J. Murdoch who appeared for plaintiff, outlined the difficulty experienced in securing payments. Defendant was fined £2 2s and costs, in default one month’s imprisonment. On a similar charge, Jais. Williams was ordered to pay costs. DANGEROUS DRIVING.

A charge of dangerous driving was preferred against John Hart, Evidence was given by Wm. Wylie who stated that on November 24th. he was driving into town with a Doacf of timber, and, when on the Kanieri bridge, he collided with a car driven bv defendant.

Mr Murdoch who appeared for defendant said that both vehicles had been damaged, the latter’s to the extent of at least £2B. This case would be the preliminary to a civil case. The Bench suggested that the present case should be adjourned until after the civil action. The case was adjourned for one month. CIVIL CASES. Judgment by defam- was given in the following cases:—Westland Hospital Board v. Geo. Stuart, £4 19s 6d and costs £1 4 S 6d ; Peter J. Kirvvan v. Win. Barrowmnn, £2i 18s 8d and costs £4 Is 6d ; Robert Lynn v. P. Watherspoon, £25, and costs £4 5s 6d ; Stanley Bassett v. Thos. Muir £6 4s lid, and costs £1 10s 6cl ; A. H. Nancekivcll v. P. ■Watherspoon £3O and costs £4 5s 6d; Public Trustee as executor estate A. .A Andrcwes v. Edith Jones £lB and costs £2 9s.