MAGISTRATES COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1932, Page 3

MAGISTRATES COURT

GBEYMOUTH CASES.

GREYMOUTH, September 27

At the Jfaigistnate’s Court yester-, day-, Mr W. Meldmm, St Mij dealt with business as follows: : —■ *

: !'i- \ i" • UNEMPLOYMENT LEVY.

'; (Oedrio Boy Tennent, charged that being" a. person over 20 • yelarS of, nge -he; did* fail' to pay six ureihploytteht ‘levies, wa& oonviefed ; a,nd fined ' £!• \ViLtrt27e costs on- the first cltatge; and wa,s convicted withhut- penalty "on each of the other five charges. ’ j! i' ’ ‘The’ • Inspect or' 'Said - that d«f finikin t had-hot jmidl eight. levies, but he was witfh failing to pay ! ;'tffe last. two. 1 ‘ . '.] i JJGONVEIRTINfi—A. ..OAIt. j \- : ■..

: . John EeUy, Wallsend; miner, was charged that: (1) On September- 17, bo. did unlawfully convert to his own mse a motor car valued nt £100,: the property of Noel . Nleidtor; (2). hit did steal' one rug- vaJtiied l at: £2; and; fojir pdurids oL tea 'valued at 6s, both the property, of Noel Nestor. '• ; . 'lke SoniorrSergehnt said defendant, was now unemployed, but for the. last two. yours hml keen, employed ’as . a miner at WaJlsend.' Op the day of the ofenee he into the car in ;■ Mat*r kay ’Street, Greymouth, and.drove, to Westport-, lOturnang to WaJlseiid,: via Beefton. At Waliisend he parked the err in a gravel pit, and; remqwad. the tea and. the mg to his hut. Scuho of the tea; hid been used, and the. ®Pj : nriai hder, (ppaducedj, .had' ■ been,- -placed In-'a/tin. -which, aceoirding to. defend: ant, h;.°d previously ooritajiiech npthir^ 1 but- flour. • However,, it; cljd nof spok to.d, temptihg_id.tahQ:,hprrie.' The. owner of the car sflid .that the- oar was in perfect, order: Petrol to. - the value of 13s 6d'had'" hee’i used.. "Defer.dnht had siiid"t|iat :nf the. day in qre c tidn. ‘ hh hod been . drinking.'- 'He had, however, not hmen too' drunk tO'dfiVe: the cw." T>fendant. had'-' pot. been, before , ’the, Court 'before. ori :; any off ence: The Hig wias "uiUdamaged -and tjfid' cag had ; Already ibeeh-'ffitYirned: to "tlie - owmef. TTie . Sienidr-Bergeaht. ' suggested' t^nf, • \the tea, he' left' to" defendant; ard that; Ek pay the Unlive of it to the owner. 1 ,' ? ' oih the: charge of''converting , the ear , !defendant was fired tilQ, and' wais orderhd to pay to Nestor' l*ls: 6d t|ie ; yaitte -of : benzine; ', k’ default; ' mdhtb’s' imprisonment in the"* Grey*'-. mhivfch'-'PriSihn,: ’ Ondthe ; cliarge v of;i theft defendant v -wiis eonvicted and; l ordeted to'pay to Nestor 6s, thU'vahite ■6f;thie,;tds: v - Ah order Was made for the lififurn hf the iritg. to its owfiorC 1 ! ■ /■ ;v ashed:" for time Tn ! ' which j te pay. :: stkti ng^' that He ’ was"'’at 'pre-., ■seritTtkem'iiloyed;' •; 11 J 'The SeniorJSergeant said.. that . the ; poiiec had' tfeen' put tip a deal .of j traihie,. ': the. 'tiiee.'; Siicfi " cases-j fdpnpibyf^knW; J.’-MEekrdUHt' wa:s allowfed orie .week: invj ' whiitih’ •'to mnWfr payment: . • f ’ / . * 1 ;; j] v.|n maintenance oh,deb. -- • ;

; Jon, of;a, in order ir» .respect •of his (Mi*- %V' : A-' .RoVpll); ivas • convicted'^/'an'd'-- sentenfed to' o-re lnaivt-h’s imprisonment,; the warrant] •pot to isbnd'So^_id^bg.Uß‘^Ae' ,^ : -in] week .in fortnightly 'payments/ the- first, ‘paynient to be made, on or before Oct-' '•it>bor'3r.‘■ ..V* ? • f -.

CHILDREN’S COXJRT. (

, At a sitting of. thp Children’s Oourt /two brothers, .aged 46 and 19 years. | respectively; appeared oin: -fiver charges /of thefts ; at Kotuku. on divers dates.* The elder- brpthea- was: convicted' arid; erdened to ijiayra ;tota'l/of-'fil'. 7s' 6d inrestitution on three charges, 44 days'; being allowed for payment. On the' otlief-.charges the elder -brother- was convicted.;' arid; his father ordered, to' make restitution of £3.12s 3d, aJid to pay 2s 6d police bxpeiiise«. Eotirteon 1 . •days v vwre allowed fOr payment.■ The' ■• younger brother was neprimanded -and discharged on aill five chargers. ;. ;