OTAHUHU COURT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 226, 13 December 1927, Page 13

OTAHUHU COURT

SPEEDSTERS FINED In the Otahuhu Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., speeding motorists were fined as follows: —A. T. Bowlan, 10s and costs 10s; Edmond Callaher, £2 and 10s; R. H. Hampton, £2 and 10s costs; T. IT. Barsten, £2 and 10s; R. D. Patterson, £5 and 10s: G. C. Fletcher, 10s and 11s; S. Preston, £2 and 10s; Michael McCarthy, £2 and 10s; E. Waters, £2 and costs; James F. Dowell, 10s and 10s; W. Crump, £2 and 10s; David Hipkins, £2 and 10s; D. Donaldson, £2 and 10s: A. L. McQuoid, £2 and 10s; and Charles Nathan a similar amount. Fines imposed on pillion riders were: Harry Mayo, 10s and costs 10s: John Nicholls, 30s and 10s: K. O’Brien, 10s and 10s; Hugh Ray. 12s costs; Gilbert Simpson, 10s and 10s. For riding without lights James F. Dowell was fined 10s and 10s costs; Francis Snow. £1 and 10s. P’or not having a properly distinguishable number-plate Donald Chatterton was fined £1 and 10s costs: Peter Collins, costs 10s: and Cyril Hobbs, 30s and 10s costs. For failing'to notify the Defence Department of his change of address. Albert R. Manning was fined £1 and costs; 12s; Harry Wahapu, 30s and costs 12s, for converting a horse to his own use. Arnold Walker had a prohibition order issued against him on the application of his wife. Harold Fleming, charged with using indecent language outside the Panmur*Hotel, was fined £2 and costs £1 2s. R. J. Hastedt appealed against a previous conviction oS £ 5 at the last sitting of the Court, and after a hearing lasting three and a-half hours, in which eleven witnesses were examined at length, the charge of'negligent driving was dismissed.