MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1932, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th. (Before W. Md'dfi&L.Esq., S.M.) DEBT OASES. Judgment for plaintiff was given in the ease of A. Straight (Mr Murdoch) v. Francis, John and Henry Neame, claim £9O with costs £5 17s! Westland Hospital Board (Mr Park for Mr Elcock) v. T. Ooyle Jr., judgment summons £42 9s. Order made for payment of 10s per week. REMAND GRANTED. (Basil Hodgson on remand, was charged with theft from Miss M. A. Stopforth. . Detective Holmes asked for a remand, accused to appear at Greyr mouth on Monday next. The remand 1! was granted. . . LICENSING. ACT. ..., ''■■ -- * Charges of being on licensed premises .after hours were dealt with as follows: A local resident (Post Office Hotel) pleaded not guilty, and his excuse wias accepted and chaige dismissed. • Two residents Hotel), fined) 10s and costa 10s,Lcslie Morgan charged with supplying liquor (Masonic Hotel) pleaded guilty. _ . John Morgan, licensee of Masonic Hotel (Mr Murdoch; was charged with selling liquor after hours and pleaded not guilty. • ■ ■ ' ' . Leslie Morgan siaid he went home from the dance, went into his father’s room and got the key of the bar without his father knowing and supplied drinks to two companions and himself, He had never before served a dfcink in the bar. His father did not know he had got the keys or had served the drinks. Mr Murdoch addressed the Court of the law points involved. His Worship said the boy’s explanation was a reasonable one. The father was in-no way connected with the gift of the drink. Leslie (Morgan was fined 20s and casts 10s, the charge against John Morgan being dismissed. ' An application.-for the bsuft of a prohibition order was asked for by a father .against liis son and was opposed. After hearing evidence the application was. refused. BOROUGH BYE-LAWS. The" Borough Inspector - (Mr Park) brought a charge of driving a motor lorry after dark without proper lights, against Gordon ltonzi, who pleaded guiltv and was fined 5s and costs 20s 6d. '/ f' Roy Royle pleaded guilty to driv% ing a motor vehicle without a light. Fined) ss, court costs 10s, solicitor. 10s fid. Thomas Robinson was charged with driving a motor vehicle without proper brakes and did not appear. Fined v 5s with costs 20s 6d. LAND AGENTS ACT. William Wilson wa s charged with L carrying on land agency business, -without a land agent’s license, and pleaded ..... guilty to a technical- breach. He was not aware of the alteration iu the act that necessitated the .taking out of this license to .enable rents to be collected. Detective Holmes, said-,the facts wepe a s stated. Wm. WiW stated he had arranged to take out a land agent vs license. His Worship said under the circumstances he would enter a formal conviction and order costs 10s to paid. A similar charge was laid against— William Jeffries,; who al s o pleaded, any guilty. He explained that; he ‘ was; un- a: aware of the position and was now rrelinquishing that portion of his hurt-. ness. He he’d an auctioneer’s -license.N■«« A conviction was record-id, costs to be paid. .\