MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 23 October 1914, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

* r "M HIA¥Y HNfi INEUOTED. . iAt yceterdav before Mr A. Crooke, RM., John I bweet,.proprietor of Me Golden Grid JB.';j>eToa street, was chareed under the Police Offence* Act witL • »egteoto)g',to clean-the backyard of his ■f&nw*. whereby.■« auito.ee and nox-; ; 3ons smell was .also .with two s ibreaA* of the Borough by-laws (a) fcy deposing offal, am, otlkw of . S"^ 1 :? «k* bock yard, and (d) with fading * ol t ee p. T ■T > *lf* > ** * lraii * MB ' ee iiyuirious

Mr Quilliam appeared for tJic proseoutoa an* Mr aandJsb. repreeanted dewiio did not appear, 'but at t»e last Jttoment pleaded guilcy. l'p outlining übe ease for the woec cution,-.Mr ■Qnilliam said it was one of tfce Mioßt senoue eases of its kind that Aaa been brought before th 0 Court It would be proved, that for the past IS Monflhe no rubteh, had, been removed bv bnt t Bwroirgk from de.fend- ; ants premitiee, and no one cbo was al- ! lowed to; do tfcat work. The inspector's ! iui.tenton-.Jmd been called ito the .prc- , images, aiid counsei described 15i e . condition, of, affairs-fowni to exist, contending bhat thoy were » disgrace to the (ttiwn. Moreover, th«. filthy stkvte of affairs etill existed, the ieartlfc in the yard kavong.been-raised..tiree feet by the deposit of tlie offal, and' rubbish. Mrflfajjaieh 'stated! that "the defendant, thad arranged wiiih three or four»en at different tunes to remove the' rubbish,, being lunO-ware that ho coukl nave ifoe servicea of the Borough contraelbr. •'

. 33. Tippifls, Borwgh . iaifijpector, gave evidence; tlhatW yieited the- "Golden Gnd" p ire?taarant .occupied by defendant for a EMiwboT of years. The yard was ,30ft x 41ft. Tie si»w swartns of flies •n-vllie ground, atul,«n diking ip wtec *»e grouirf.had ke«» turned up ho stink i* up to liis knees. Bo got a spade '..fliiTtunwd' s»mc -of "the earth, tdic stench. baiii£ (terrible., The maggots 'itfcre as tkiek;as t&ie-offal. He did not ■probe the eaHJk to see iow deep Mie offal went aa : the top of it was quite enough,,,: for Mm. Here was only a four inches of ■ earth. He ■ff«»t for a pelite wustaWe who eleared •ttt.fe soo* as he eould niter seeing the BeeMiingileap. 3fo trubhieh had been removed for' at least two or three vears ky tie Borough contractor. Proper receptacles. shoiAl he iprovided for such relußc. : On the surface of tlie. yard near ike. back door .wer» acayHek" awl egg skell- ix> otnindance.

. Constable Boulton gave corroborative evidence, adding tha* he had never «o.mie in epmtact vviOi sjich a stench. Mr. Qtiilliam said; Ijjy had tieen instwiced to press for a Ifeavy penalty. Defemdant • kjiew he would plead gjidlny l)tt he had not, done so till just before the Court sat, -hence the witnesses' expenses had teen incurred.

■ Ilia Woriwip gaid the case was a very fcad one, and ha would impose, the maximum pcnalt"'of £o.. Mr Qui'lliam pointed out that t'h e ma'rlarajm, peialty was £2O. The Magistrate then oonyicted deiendant on each charge ami imposed a toe of £lO in- respect of one charge with •osts 23s fid, together with coatfe- Us 6d ea eaeb iof liwo other «Jtarges.

BREACH OK SHOP AND OFFICES ACT.

. Amite Elizabeth Trim wca proceeded against bv the Factories Inspector for keeping ker shop open on Thursday afternoon, the statutory half holiday. Tram the eiTidenco »f tlie Inspector itappeaTcd that part of -Uie shop w\gj ievoted.io «,onfeetioneTy «,nd the re-, mainder to. g<-.n»t'Tal gwod's. On Uie day is questio*, r t4ic inepecto* Raw sonte keroBcneuexpowid for. saje and when' defendant stated ihW'it was .mly- the t-ofi-fectionery. business .that waa open, itlle inspector said knrosjne was hol fectionery. Tho shop; after the warn-' ing, was still open at 7.3(1 p.m. Defendant, who pleaded' nut. j>i:l!', wag fined and costs 7i.

A WAND''!!" '"' . (For ailowinj? a b'nll lo wander on the Avenue road, A. W. ilsnv v.-i"« fined 6s and cos's 7s^