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four occasions to tell them that her circumstances had altered and that the payment she was receiving was too much. Welfare Officer, Mr Hughes, wrote to Mr Harvey to tell him that he had no recollection of the calls being made. Mrs Condon was convicted and sentenced to a probation period of twelve months and was further ordered to pay $2,656.58 as directed by the Probation Officer to the Social Welfare Department. ★ ★ ★ Phillip Hamley Ellery, 24, mill hand of Ohakune was remanded until 21 February 1985 -on the present conditions of bail after the court heard from his counsel, Mr P. G. Brown, that Ellery has an appointment at an Alcohol Assessment Centre this Wednesday. He had previously been convicted of possessing cannabis, assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty and resisting the police. Judge Unwin delayed sentencing pending a report from the Centre. ★ ★ ★ Philip Mason Ngatuere, 20, bushman of Raetihi together with John Kenneth Peters, 21, unemployed of Raetihi were both unrepresented and pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Winstone Afforestation Storeshed in George Street, Raetihi on 18 December 1984. Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Neil Coker, told the court how the two had discussed the possibility of taking goods from the shed whilst they had been drinking in the Raetihi Hotel. They had appareittly harboured a grudge against the manager. They proceeded to the

premises where they kicked in the back door of the staff quarters, then took six wheel assemblies which they stacked over the fence. It was at this time that they were observed and were chased from the scene before they were apprehended by the police. Judge Unwin convicted and remanded the two until 21 February on bail of $500 pending a probation report on the two. Peters was remanded at large without plea on a charge of behaving in a disorderly manner on 21 January at the Raetihi Hotel. ★ ★ ★ 39-year-old Len Reihana, a mill hand of Ohakune pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife on 2 January 1985. Reihana who was unrepresented had allegedly punched his wife on the forehead. When she fell to the ground, he proceeded to stamp on her left hand, then picked up a chair and threatened to hit her with it. At this point, he took no further agtion. Mrs Reihana received minor injuries to her face as well as a swollen left hand. Judge Unwin heard from Reihana that he and his wife had six children, the youngest of whom was three-years-old. Later in the day, His Honour spoke to the couple in his chamber and when court reconvened he told Reihana that he had gained the impression that his wife was a very important woman in his life and for that reason he was prepared to give him a second chance, but that he must change his habits or the court will "come down on you like a ton of bricks." He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentencing in 18 months if called upon. He was ordered to pay $75 court costs. . ★ ★ ★ Ohakune forestry labourer, 17-year-old Ricky John McLeod pleaded not guilty to a charge of behaving in Clyde Street on 4 January 1 985 in a disorderly manner.

Through counsel, Mr D. G. Harvey, he pleaded guilty to other charges, one of stealing a showlamp bulb valued at $19.95 and another wilfully breaking the bulb in a public place. Judge Unwin delayed sentencing until 21 February, remanding him at large. The defended hearing could be heard at the same time. * ★ ★ Alec John Peter Eaglen, 19, an unemployed apprentice of Ohakune, also pleaded guilty to the two charges of stealing a showlamp bulb and to wilfully breaking it. Eaglen, who was unrepresented, was convicted and fined $150 with $35 court costs on each charge. He was ordered to pay $19.95 compensation within 30 days or to receive seven days' imprisonment. ★ ★ ★ Brian Ronald Phillips, a 45-year-old crane driver of Rangataua was released at his own bond for the sum of $500, to Wednesday 6 March at which time a date would be fixed for the taking of depositions. Phillips is charged that on the 6 September 1984 whilst he was operating a mancage containing Terrence Francis Collins and Craig Freethy Roberts, ommitted without lawful excuse to use reasonable skill and care in doing such an act, thereby causing the death of Collins and thereby committed manslaughter. Phillips was represented by Mr P. G. Brown. George Maxwell Moses Tamatea, 20, bushman of Ohakune, pleaded guilty to assaulting Peter Ross Davies at the Ohakune Hotel on 18 January 1985. Mr D. G. Harvey told the court that his client and his girlfriend had been drinking at the hotel when she came over to him in an upset manner. When he asked what was wrong, she told him to ask Davies. When Tamatea

questioned the complainant, he denied saying anything and it was then that he allegedly tripped up Davies and then punched him on the nose resulting in a nose bleed and swelling to the bridge of his nose. Tamatea has been barred for two months from the Ohakune Hotel and His Honour added that Tamater could not afford to lost control in his position as he had previously been convicted on a charge of assault. He was convicted and fined $350 with court costs $35 with half the fine to be paid to the complainant. ★ ★ ★ William Peter Pikari, 22, bushman of Raetihi was remanded without plea until 21 February 1985 on a charge that he drove while disqualified. ★ ★ ★ Kim Young & Sons Ltd, market gardeners of Ohakune were convicted and fined $75 with court costs $35 after Mr D. G. Harvey had told the court that his clients pleaded guilty to a charge of exceeding the gross weight of their vehicle. ★ ★ ★ Mark Ayre, 24, of Park Headquarters, Mt Ruapehu, pleaded not guilty to laying a false complaint to the police. Mr D. G. Harvey who appeared under instructions from counsel, Miss B. L. Monaghan, asked that the defended hearing be deferred until 21 March 1985. Ayre was remanded at large. ★ ★ ★ Malcolm Bowring, 1 8, unemployed of Raetihi, pleaded guilty to three charges which occurred on 20 October 1984. He was charged that he operated a vehicle in Clyde Street in a careless manner and that he had no current warrant of fitness nor a drivers' licence. He was remanded until 21 February at which time a Maori Warden would present a report to flis Honour on Bowring's behaviour in that time.