MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 304, 16 May 1913, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tim usual mlling of the Magistrate's Court was held yeestorday morning before Mr. A. Crooke, S..VI. A DAXGKROUS BULL. Frederick Cassidy was ciiarged, on the information of the Borough Inspector, (Mr. Tippins), with having permitted a bull over nine month's old to be at * large within the borough boundaries. Defendant pleaded guilty, but stated, in extenuation, that the animal had not been loose before. Someone, he thought, must have opened the paddock gate, and s let it out. The Inspector considered the bu'l a dangerous animal. It li>v<l been rwng about the road. It had routed four cyclists, -and when he was taking it u> the pound, had seriously frightened a i young lady, who had to c-imb over a wire f'liec to esenpe. \ fine of 10s and costs 7s vns hr-nosed. m.'KAC'H OF FA'TOKIKS ACT Johnson Bros., who pleaded guilty, were charged by the Inspector of Factories (Mr. W. Slaughter) with having employed an assistant after 8 pan. on one working day in the week. A fine of 10s and costs Ts was imposed. A SCAFFOLDING CASE. 'Alfred Boon was charged by the Inspector of Factories with having erected a scaffolding exceeding 16 feet in height without having previously notified 1 the Inspector. Mr. J. H. Sullivan, who appeared for defendant, stated that Mr. Griffiths, of Bell Block, had wished to engage Boon ; Bros, to build a silo. This, however, was not possible, but he was able to senure two of defendant's workmen* to help build the silo. He submitted that the owr">r should have been served with the notice by the Inspector. The men were not actually working for Boon • Bros., who had nothing to do with the work either by contract or supervision, but were lent to Mr. Griffiths, who con- . trolled the work. The ladder referred to in the second charge was a fixture, and not a ladder in the ordinary sense of the term. 11 Mr. Slaughter said that defendants I were undoubtedly responsible, for they were naying the wages of the two men, 'and if an accident had oociirred they would have been responsible for the insurance. _ _ After hearing the evidence his Worship siid that he would have to. dismiss the ! nformation. It was evident the TnsnnM-r lnd been misled in regard *.o the the notice. A second ehsrge was withdrawn.