POLICE COURT.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4689, 23 April 1924, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr J. H. Salmon, S-M.) RACECOURSE TRESPASS. At the Paeroa Police Court on Thursday last Tupe Te Wae Wae was charged with trespassing on the Te Arqha racecourse on March 3 last. Accused pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant O’Grady said that there were a number of convictions against accused, including a conviction for trespass on the racecourse a*. Thames. Accused was convicted and fined £3, with costs 7s ; in default 14 days’ imprisonment. EXEMPTION REFUSED. Robert Leo McClinchy, motor me • chanic, Paeroa, applied for exemption from attending parades on ths grounds that the exigencies of the business carried on as Benson and McClinchy demanded that he should give the whole of his time to the interests of the business. Mr J. L. Hanna appeared bn behalf of the applicant, and stated that MeClinchy was frequently called out *o repair milking plants’and do motor work at night, and to enable him W keep abreast of the business he applied for exemption. Staff Sergeant-Major Bushy appeared on behalf of the Defence Department, and opposed the application. The applicant stated that he was fully occupied in his business as a motor mechanic, and was absent from Paeroa in connection with his work on an average of three nights a week. At the present time there were seven' cars in the garage that had to be attended to within a certain time. To Sergeant-Major Busby McClinchy admitted that he bad never had difficulty in obtaining leave of absence from parades. In leply to His Worship the applicant stated that his partner was a fully competent mechanic. To Mr Hanna the applicant stated that it would be impossible to carry on with the necessity of working long hours at night. . 7ergt. Major Busby stated that during the present training year 38 evening parades and 4 half-day parades had been called, and of those MeClinchy had been granted leave of absence for 18 evening parades and for all the half-day parades. His Worship said that he appreciat--. • ed the fact that applicant was a busy man, but surely it was not unreasonable for him to arrange with his pa"tncr to carry on for one. and a-half hours on Monday' evenings. He thought the case a weak one, and exemption could not he granted oh the grounds of occupation. The applicant would have to perform the service re- • qtiired of him under the Act. No doubt the Defence authorities had < been very reasonable in the past, and he would have to rely on them again when urgent business arose. J The application was refused.