MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1916, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

by-law cases. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M.. presiding. Bernard Martin was' fined £1 and costs 7s for driving a vehicle around a corner on the wrong' side, and Joseph Pickering was fined l'Og and Costs 7s for a. similar offence. For riding their norscs on the footpath Percy ITealy and George Low were each fined' 10s and is costs. For driving vehicles at night without lights Ilenrv Hill,was fined los and 7s costs, Erie & Brllringer was fined £1 and 7s costs, and Alexander J. Reid was fined 10s arid 7s cost?. Rov I'arkins, for carrying a passenger behind the seat of a motor-cycle. was fined ]os j and 7s costs, and Robert Whale was fin-' ed 10s and 7s costs for allowing n mo-tor-car to stand in the street at ni»ht without lights. ° (PUBLIC HEALTH. Mr. F, Day (tlie borougb sanitary inspector) proceeded against G. W. Anstis, a milk vendor, for carrying kitchen refuse on i.lie same vehicle on which lie carried milk. The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. A. H. Johnstone, who appeared for Anstis, said that the practice of milkmen carrying pig-feed 'home from town had been common for three or four year!, and Anstis had not • received any, warning and did not know lie was d-oing anything irregular. This was the first ease of the kind to bo brought before the Court. ' • A conviction was recorded and defendant was ordered to pay costs, 7s. LIQUOR AT AWAKIXO The police proceeded against William J. R. \very, ot Awakino, on a charge of unlawfully storing four dozen bottles of beer at Awakino, which is within a prohibited area. Mr. J. H. Quilliam appeared for Avery and entered ;ya plea o'f guilty. The defendant was fined £3 and costs £1 Is 2d. A LIOICNSEE'S OVERSIGHT. ■Tames McKean, 'licensee of tie Crifenon lloto], was fined 10s and coats 7s lor failing to keep a wages and timebook. Mr. IT. R. Billing, who pleaded guilty on behalf of lefendant, said McKean simply overlooked the matter,-and lie promised that the book would be kept in future.