MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1921, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH SITTING. At the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, New Plymouth, yesterday, Mr. C. R. Orr Walker presiding, a number of by-law cases were dealt with. WANDERING STOCK. Tohe, who pleaded guilty to allowing three horsos to wander on the New Ply-mouth-Waitara Road, was convicted and fined 10s, and ordered to pav costs £1 10s. Victor Evetts pleaded not guilty to allowing a horse belonging to him to wander on the Ngamotu Road, stating that he had only assumed control of the anima] after it was impounded because he knew the owner. The case was dismissed. For various breaches of the by-laws, for which the informations were also laid by the county ranger (Mr. B. Tippins), fines were inflicted as follows: Anthony Plummer £l, costs 22/6; Leslie Payne £l, costs 22/6; William Murray 16s, costs 22/6; William Marr 5/-, costs 17/6. TURNING ON WRONG SIDE. A charge of failing to keep to the correct eide when turning the Devon Street - Brougham Street corner was preferred against Bernard Martin. Inspector Day ‘remarked that the practice was rather a dangerous one, and he intended to ask His Worship to consider the question of dealing more, severely with class of offence. In the preser ease, defendant, who was an express driver, ought' to have known better, and in addition to which there was the fact that he had been warned on the evening previous to the offence. A fine of £l, with costs 7s, was imposed. His Worship also intimated that if the practice of cutting corners did not cease there would be bigger penalties. John Hamilton, who was charged on the information of the police with “cutting” the corner at the intersection of Powderham and Robe Streets, was fined 10s, costs 7s.

William J. Hartnet, who appeared in respect to a similar offence, was fined £l, costs 7s, and at his request was allowed time (ten days) in which to find the money. MISCELLANEOUS. On the information of the borough inspector, William H. Moyes was charged with allowing a calf to wander in Hobson Street, end was fined 10s, costs Eliot King, Donald Cameron, J. H. Quinn, and C. Fairbrother were each fined 10s, costs 7s, on charges of allowing their cars to stand at night without having proper lights burning A fine of 15s, with costs 17s 6d, was levied against Hugh Young for allowing six cowe to wander on the Upland Road. William Pratt was fined 10s, costs 22s 6d, for permitting his horses to be at large on the Corbett Road. A charge against Francis Keenan of failing to send one of his children to school was withdrawn, defendant promising to comply with the regulations in future. He was ordered to pay 7s costs. The informant was the truant officer (Mr. G. Pascoe). George Moorehead, for a second offence in failing to send his child to school, was convicted and fined ss, costs 7s. A fine of 2s 6d, costs 7s, was imposed against. Edward McKoy, also for a breach of the attendance regulations.