MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

[ nkw PLYMornr. j In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, 1 before Mr. A. t'rooke, S.M. considerable' 'lime was occupied in the hearing of various charge:, of by-law, defence and other cases. t I .AIM Kill! MAINTENANCE The ca-e Phillip Eva (Mr. A. K. i Standish) v. llarvy Eva junr.. a claim . for maintenance, was adjourned f"i- . three weeks, there being no appearance . of either party. The, case against llarvy Eva, sear., a brother of the plaintill' in the lirst case, ~ was similarly adjourned. 1 DEFENCE CASES.

In the case against Walter E. linnson. a charge of failing to attend parades. which had been adjourned in older for evidence to be called as to his absence from the parades specilied. the required evidence was given bv I apt. ,1. W. Boon, ; Defendant stated that he had been granted leave from parade, as he was working at night. ' This the witness confirmed, but said that ou this occasion defendant was not working. I Defendant stated that ou the date in question lie worked from midnight until 1:2 p.m. on the following day. j 'the charge was dismissed. |, In the adjourned case of Samuel 1 jlawke, an application for exemption, it was stated that arrangements bad been made to exempt applicant from all parades in the summer months, lie undertaking to attend camp and to parade ill the winter, the reason for this being that there was no mounted corps to which the applicant could he transferred. An order was made accordingly, tiie applicant to notify his commanding officer of any change in his occupation. Ail information against him for failing to attend parades was withdrawn. Henry William Frederick Nippert pleaded not guilty lo a charge of failing to attend parades, lie stated that he was a painter in partnership with his brothers. At the time of the last camp eight of their employees bad been taken away to camp, and as the union wouid not allow liini to work Ins men overtime. he had to work early and lato to make up arrears of \Vovk caused lh' their absence at camp. He was fined ."is and costs 7s.

Herbert Charles Edward Xippert, on_« I similar charge, wan lined 5a and costs 7s. j Adjutant McDonnell represented the I Defence Department in all these cases. | Tsononni jsy-laws. j The following cases of breaches of the ; Xew l'lymouth ISorougli by-laws were dealt with, Ucnjamin Tippins, Hovou;>h inspector, prosecuting in all but one case. Herbert. William l.iglitband, for leaving an unlightod motor cycle on the \ street after dark, was fined IDs and costs 7s. Vincent Siv.irick, for a like olVeuce. was lined 7s till and costs 7s. On a further charge of riding a motor cycle without having a registered number attached to it he was lined 5s and costs Hae llakcr. for footpatli cycling, was lined 7s lid aiiil costs 7s. Henry Waling Saxton, for allowing a hull to roam at large, was lined "is and conts 7s. Kriiest. Steele and Antony Matrovilch, of New Plymouth, restaurant proprietors, who did not appear, for allowing putrid lisli and oll'al to remain on their premises, wore convicted and each lined IDs and costs £l. 51 r. tjuilliani, borough solicitor, prosecuted. COL'XTV JiY-DATVS. William J.lidemann (ill'. A 1!. Standish) pleaded guilty to a breach of the heavy trallie by-laws on a road in the Taranaki County. His solicitor stated thai the class of waggon objected to by the Taranaki County Council was not objected to in the Clifton County, where defendant had been previously working. --Fined Ills and costs 17s (id.

Arthur William Johnstone pleaded guilty to a charge of driving an unlicensed traction engine and trailers on roads in the Taranaki county. He stated that he had now paid the fee, which lie thought was still in force. He had uo information as to its expiry until the summons was served oil him.—He was convicted and lined js and costs 17s (id.

■fiiiiics Henry Kelly pleaded guilty to ii IniMi'h of the Taninaki County Council's by-laws as to heavy traflio, in h;»viu<j; driven an unlicensed <lray and a heavy load on the county roads.—Fined 10s and costs 17s Cd. Leonard Kobcrt Ward, on a similar charge, pleaded guilty and was lined a similar amount. Air. (Jnilliam prosecuted for the Tavanaki County Council. NOXIOUS WEEDS. < lamle C. Flyger, who did not appear, was lined £4 and cost ,'los for failing to clear noxious weeds from his land at OUto.