RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
THIS DAY. (Before G. Sumpter, Esq.', J.P., and A. H. Maude, Esq., J.P.) BREACH OP THE RAILWAY REGULATIONS. A. V. Johns was charged with having unlawfully transferred a railway ticket which had been in part used by him. Sub-Inspector Smith conducted the prosecution, and Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the defendant. Mr. Smith called the station master at Duntroon, who proved the issue of the ticket. Mr. O'Meagher argued that the offence, if wilfully committed, was a very slight one, and asked the Bench to dismiss it as there was no intention to defraud the Government. He would suggest that Government should print "Not transferable" on the tickets, to prevent further mistakes. The man the ticket was transferred to was defendant's deputy-bailiff on duty, and the whole affair was the result of want of knowledge of the regulations. The Bench considered that the defendant had not knowingly and wilfully transferred the ticket, and agreed with defendant's counsel that the railway authorities might easily protect themselves by printing " Not transferable" on the tickets. They would, therefore, dismiss the case.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 836, 18 December 1878, Page 2
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180RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 836, 18 December 1878, Page 2
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