WAITARA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 269, 23 March 1911, Page 8

WAITARA NEWS

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. t (From Our Own Correspondent). At yesterday's sitting of the S.M. Court, Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., presiding, H. Langman was charged on the information of the police with having procured and sent I to the King Country one case of whisky without the same being properly marked and failing to send notice to the clerk of the Court. The Magistrate remarked that it was apparently a technical breach. Sergeant Haddrell said it was so, defendant simply sending a case of whisky belonging to a client into the prohibited area. The police desired to let the public know that till action was illegal. Defendant pleaded guilty, and Sergeant Haddreli asked for and was granted permission to withdraw the second charge. The Mapstrate imposed a fine of 10s and co?U 1. roe young men Leonard Old, Thos. Hefl' man, and John Bristle pleaded guilt/ to having committed a breach of the p.-iice by fighting on the West Quay on Saturday, March 4th. Constable Lapouple gave evidence of the disturbance. Fined 10s and costs 9s. D. W. Schute was charged by Constable Lapouple with having been on licensed premises at Urenui during the currency of a prohibition order. The licensee was called and evidence of asking the defendant to leave the premises. There was no appearance oi defendant. Fined 20s and costs 17s. P. G. Rowe, for a like offence, was fineu 10s and costs 17s. Rawiri pleaded guilty to being on licensed premises at Urenui. He pleaded that he was drunk when lie did so, or else the occurrence would not have happened. A further charge of procuring liquor was made. Constable Lapouple gave evidence of having seen him in the bar in the act of imbibing a beer. Defendant said he had not drunk any, as the constable took it awav too quickly. On the first charge he was fined 10s and costs, and on the second convicted ana discharged. CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following cases: C. N. Rowe (Wilson and Grey) v. John Capper, claim £1 13s 2d, costs 15s; R. H. Pepperell (Wilson and Grey) v. Henry R. Martin, claim 3s, costs S, 1 ss; R. Gribbon (Wilson and Grey) v. S. A. Scatt, claim £4 3s 2d, costs 20s; L. Jones (Wilson and Grey) v. Edward E. A. Bucholtz, claim £7 17s fld, costs £2 5s fid. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. E. A. Watkin (Mr. Stead) v. T. Northcott, claim £5 lfis. Amount to be paid within seven days, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Daniel Danielson v. Ernest Buckland, claim £2 2s lOd. Amount to be paid within seven days or in default seven days' imprisonment.