WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1921, Page 6

WAITARA.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (•From Our Own Correspondent.) July 3. The usual sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held on Wednesday last before Mr. C. R. Orr Walker, S.M. Judgment was given in the following cases:—M. Campbell v. J. Ghlsson, £6 2s 3d (costs 30s 6d); A. J. Kibby v. W. Parata, £23 2s (40s); Northern v. Jas. Ross, £6 4s 3d (44s 6d). In the judgment summons case, E. T. Button v. Len Tate, there was no appearance of the debtor, who was ordered to pay the amount of £l7 18s 9d and costs 10s 6d before July 29, in default ten days’ imprisonment. A number of byelaw cases wore brought by the borough inspector, some being riding bicycles on the footpath and some without having lights, the offenders being: T. Bell, Chas. Cole, D. Lynch, W. Terrill. L. Old. Eriwata, G. H. Walton, E. W. Frost. E. Hufl’am. In each case fines of 2s fid and costs 7s were inflicted. Henry Major, charged with driving a motor-car, without lights, was ordered to pay costs only (7s). Mrs. Ekdahl sought to recover £ll 13s from Roy Fitzgerald, cost of repairs to plaintiff's car. Decision was reserved. GENERAL. The Magistrate, last court day, commented upon the peculiar arrangement entered into by the Borough Council and its inspector. He said: “The letter of appointment states that the inspector is to get h|lf the fines inflicted by this court, and I wish I had never seen the letter. I must feel, when lam taking into consideration the fine, that the inspector is getting half and the council the other half. A most improper appointment ’and I suggest they should take into consideration the desirability of amending such appointment.” He also referred to the prosecutions brought forward under the borough by-laws. It was the case of borough councils to allow the laws to become into disuse, then suddenly waking up to secure their enforcement. The system was a bad one, as it encouraged people to them and when they are prosecuted it is Looked upon as a hardship. The returned soldiers’ ball takes place on Thursday and Friday this week in Hatrick’s commodious buildings. Judging by the amount of labor put into polishing the floor for the last three weeks, the floor ought to satisfy the most fastidious. Okoke was visited today (per motor lorry) in pouring rain to gather the necessary greenery for the decorations.

The marriage took place in Waitara on Thursday of Mr. Edward Jury and Miss Madge Simpson. Mr. Jury, who is very popular, received numerous presents from his work-mates at the “freezer.”

Mrs. W. Feek. who has been a long resident here, is leaving for Christchurch, where her husband is employed by the defence department.