RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4310, 24 October 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

tfHIS DAY. (Before Dr Kilgour and BL. C. Lawlor, Jftittft Safryer was Jtned 5s And costs, for lmTi l]g< buUAM^j (> ,,thc,^ o f, B i x , months unregistered. OWftBBLESS CABVt. Win. Fei^wju Jimei^fcpketts and John M^le^Hg^teMQHJflHw' and coats for not havloMMT.'^Bofbngfibf Thames," " licensed ttaml tjfil the nfmber of the licenae paiatoJMi their carts. Mr J. B. Inspector, said that frequently thfe holder of two or three licenses would in an emergency nse unlicensed drfprß.,, and he wished to> be in a ,position to detect those w.hich were unlicensed, v

' '' ' -igIBEOSENE CASE. : Wm?G«Pe, spacer, Pollen street, was cited for haying on his premises a greater quantity (viz ,94 gallons) of kerosene tbad allowed by the Actf oa the 14th inst. A. . ■ „ Defendant pleaded guilty,*with ignorI anoe of the fact as an extenuating circumstance. 1 . - * . * Mr' J. B. Mason, trispeotor, deposed that on the aft^raoo^ of the 14th inst. he risked "the preaitesjof the defendant, who w/as pjresent. Witness informed him that he wished tp seehil stock of kerosene. Mr Gribble topic bib into his.yard and pointed out nine 4-fi|lloti tins, and said they were all full! - There was also a ten gallon pase containing ten tins of a gallon each. He said that was the whole of his stock. Wil*t%auked, " Hare you t any more down tbfjjprd P " He replied, " No." Wilnesa Kjettt to examine, and at the lower part towards Maekay street {

found five cases which .ho had previously seen without Mr Gribble's knowledge. Asked^f'tbey were full of kerosene, and he replied "yes-." Also found eight single gallon tins on the footpath in front of the shop. Told Mr Gtibble that he had an excess over what he; was allowed to keep, and he would be summoned. Mr Gribble stated the fire cases in the yard had been put there'witbout his knowledge. Went to the Shortland Wharf and inspected the manifest of the Enterprise. Pound only ten cases had come that morning, and they were consigned to Mr W. D. Eeid. Took the sante stßps"with regardto the Rotomahana, and found they had not come by her on Friday. Under these circum.stances he. thought he was quite, Justified in considering this was an attempt to evade the law.

Mr Gribble informed the Court he could show that he had orders on his books on that day for more than the excess. Mr Mason must have been mistaken, as he did not think he told him that the tins had arrived that morning, but that he was rery busy stock-taking, and, they > had been placed at the back of the yard without his knowledge. He had no intention of hiding anything, and uncovered all that he then knew of. He was very busy at the time Mr Mason called, it being Saturday, and he was dressing his window. The Bench said there was no doubt the offence had been committed, but judgment would be deferred until this day week, to enable them to consult the Resident Magistrate in the meantime.