MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1921, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH SITTING. The usual sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at New Plymouth yesterday was presided over by Mr. H. W. Bundle, S ‘ M ‘ LIGHTING FIRES. A charge of lighting a fire in the open air within the borough, on Sunday, September 4, was preferred against P. B. Fitzherbert, the prosecution being brought as the result of the brigade being called to a gorse “blaze” recently at Fitzroy. Defendant, in pleading guilty, contended that he was doing a public service by getting rid of the gorse, as a number of residents in the locality desired to see it cleared. It made a good blaze, but there was no danger. He got the fire out before the brigade came, but it was decided to make a clean job of it; the gorse was lighted up and the brigade stood by. They had been paid for their services. A fine of 10s, costs 7s, was imposed. WANDERING STOCK. There was no appearance of William Clark, who was charged with allowing a horse to wander on the South RosuP nehr Puniho. After the evidence of the informant (Mr. B. Tippins, county inspector) had been heard a fine of 10s, with costs 17s 6d, was imposed. Frank Anstcy, OkcVs denied the charge of permitting his cow to wander in Cumming Street. He said the cow was just on the road to the paddock as the inspector arrived, and witness’ son was about to go out and take charge of it. He had received information that complaints had been made about a certain cow, but the animal was not his. The information was dismissed. For allowing a cow to wander on the Main South Road at Oakura Thomas W; Telford was fined 10s, costs 17s 6d. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: C. H. Weston v. Arthur J. Hoskin, £ll 2s Gd, costs £3 Ils; Edwin Vincent v. Alfred Clifford, £4 Sis 2d, costs 18s 6d; R. J. Deare v. Colin McLaren, 18s 6d, costs 17s; J. P. Weale v. T. H. Nicholas and W. E. De Ridder, £29 3s fid, costs £3 16s; J. B. Mac Ewan and Co. v. J. 0. Jones, £49 14s Gd, costs £4 , Ils fid; H. Derby and Co. v. D. Hunter ami P. Beere, £l6 15s 6d, costs £2 14s. Judgment summonses were dealt with as under: W. F. Short v. H. Darby, claim for £29 15s; debtor was ordered to pay the amount, plus costs, £1 Is, in fortnightly instalments of 15s, in default 14 days.

The following orders were made against J. J. Mudford: To pay the D.O.A. (in the estate of A. J. L. May) £lO Is lid, at the rate of 15s per month, in default 7 days; to pay F. R. H. Brice £26 4s 6d, in monthly instalments of £2 10s, in default ten days; to pay W. H. Broome, £4 7s, at the rate of 7s Gd per month, in default 4 days’ imprisonment.