Fines and Penalties

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 27, 2 February 1937, Page 10

Fines and Penalties

MAGISTRATE ’ S COURT PROCEEDINGS Mr J. It. Stout, S.M., preaided at the Magistrate’s Court in Palmerston North yesterday. Russell Bartlett, a farm labourer, was charged with stealing €s 3d in monej from Eileen Duncalf. Detectivo Sergeant Bickerdike asked for an adjournment of the case sine die which the Court granted. George William Cameron who trespassed on Awapuni racecourse while was lined £2 with cOßts 355. Cameron was given a month in which to pay. On his behalf, Mr L. Sinclair stated that it was 12 years since accused was first convicted and since then had frequently attended race meetings without being accosted by the police or warned. Cameron had since made application to the Racing Conference to attend race meetings. Clarence Albert Butterfield, alias Bush, labourer, of Woodville, faced four charges of theft. The articles allegedly stolen were a plane valued at £1 5s fid belonging to Cyril Dredge, an expansion bit valued at 14s the property of tV. 0. BusselJ, an adjusting level belonging to J. V. Hofliens, valued at 4s 6d, and a butt gauge worth 10s the property of a person unknown. Accused waß remanded on tha application of the police till Wednesday as there were other accusations to be investigated, Detective-Sergeant Bickerdike informed the Court. William Frederick Holland, 19 years of age, factory hand, of Hamilton, faced two charges of obtaining credit by fraud, namely, board to the amount of 5s from L. C. Morgan by representing that he was a porter on the New Zealand Railways, and taxi hire to the extent of 15s fid from P. S. Robson. Detective-Bergeant Bickerdike said accused had previous convictions and was at present on probation. His Worship ordered accused to come up for sentence any time within six months on the condition that he paid the debts he had incurred. G. G. Paterson who drove a van over the Ruahine street railway crossing when the line was not clear, was fined £2 with £3 10s costs. Evidence was given by the driver of the rail-car that he had to apply his brakes and come almost to a stand still in order to avoid a collision. A. P. Plumb who drove a car over a crossing in the Square when a train was close, was also fined £2 with 10s costs. Dangerous driving of a car in Raugitikei line cost A. E. Oliver £2 with 10s costs. Senior-Sergeant Mclntyre stated that defendant’s speed was 55 m.p.h. and Oliver was lucky in that when passing another vehicle, his car left the road and ended up in a ditch. He had passengers in the car. His Worship agreed that Oliver had been lucky. Dixon Bros, were fined £5 with 10s costs for employing four female assistants after 10.30 p.m. on Christinas Eve, contrary to the Shops and Offices Act. For the Labour Department, Mr G. Brown stated that defendants had been warned previously and his Worship considered more than a nominal penalty was called for. Oscar Albert Jones, salesman, of Waipawa, was sentenced to two months’ gaol, the warrant to be suspended so long as he pays £2 a week off £23 arrears of maintenance due his wife and children, and keeps current maintenance paid. A collision between a car and motorcycle at the junction of Roy and I'eatherstone streets resulted in Gordon Oates being charged with failing to give way to traffic on his right. Defen.Pleaded not guilty but was unable to satisfy his Worship who fined him £2 with £1 costs.