POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 54, 23 March 1901, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

Fbiday, March 22. before Mr. R L. Stafford, S.M. : ALLEGED BBEACH OK TRADING STAMP ABOLITION ACT. 1 At tho Po icj Court on Friday, several cas- s of breaches of the T; adit'g | St-iup AbolitioE Act of last; tessi*n were sa*; down for heating. The case , agair st D. Teed was taken first anri i "reated as a test case. Mr. Samuel api prared for the defendant, Sergt. Stigpoolc, who p v o=ecuted, said the defendant was ch.irgei with issuing a trading stamp of tho value of 6d. He cont-nded this was an offence under the Act. He called, Deniable Stuckpo jle, who said that oa Ma' ch tho B'.h, be mndo a purelviM at defendant's sh"p, and received a tick«t (produced). After hsaring Mr, Samuel, and the evidence of Mr. D. Teed, senr,, His Worship said sec 2 coverved ho question bt-fore tho Court. What was 'ho meini' g of a Trsding Stump Company? Wis the case under reviews Trading Stamp one? The Legislature had evidently got the Act somewhat involved, but on the whole reading he was of opinion that it \v.as not intended to prevent a system l'ke Mr Toed had in use. The defendant could not be likened to a Trading S'amp Co., who supplied s'amps to tradt rs, wfai in turn supplied them to their customers. The •«ecti;.n evidently w„s to apply to trading stamp companies. la his opinion there was no'hing'o p'ev>nt a trader istuii g tickets to snow that bis customers were entit'ed to discount He would tl,e«fo e dit-miss the c se. The cases again-t A, E. Sykrs, chemist, and C. Carter, grocer, werwithdraWD. MAINTENANCE. The cise agdnst W, V", Voylo wat called or. Mr Weston for the complainant, Mrs Yoyle, asked that the ,'efendant shoul t be deilt with rigorously, The Clerk of tho Cp.Hy.fc said hat £2\ 5 j vasdite oh December 14th last. His Worship made anordt th .t defendint bo imprisoned for one month ■;l e oro'er to be suspended for a week to allow defendant to arrange. TRUANT CASS, Mirfcin P'trie pl-aded guilty to h c'-arge of fa'ling (o fend two of his ! 1 cliildreo to school at Maugorei. The ' lefendant as an excuse sad he did rot ' -rnd tho children to school because he 1 was afraid of something happening, A 1 fie© of 40s and co*ta w.is inflicted o ' each of the two charg.s. Tho S.M. told defendant that if hg did send ' his children to school ha woull fiu< (lirn 40s (very