MAGISTRATE'S COURT-TE AWAMUTU.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 16, 9 June 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT-TE AWAMUTU.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9th, 1911

(Before F. O'B. Loughnan, Esq., S.M.) CIVIL CASES.

Waipa County Council v. Hy. Hinton, claim £9 4s -6d. Judgment by default for amount with costs, £1 lis 6d. Geo. Bishop, v. Hy. Peake, claim £l6 5s 4d. Judgment for amount with costs £2 OS 6d. Morten v. D. O'Shea. Mr Swarbrick appeared for the claimant and Mr Collins for the defendant. The question arose as to notice of defence not being filed, and the Magistrate, in granting an adjournment, stated this would be the last occasion it would be done. Costs of adjournment amounted to £2 10s 4d. CRIMINAL COURT.

Wm. Hughes was charged by the police on behalf of the Education Department with failing to send his child to school. Accused pleaded not guilty, and explained that the child was not in a fit state to be sent to school. The case was adjourned until next Court day, medical evidence to be submitted.

A similar charge was laid against Tahuna Herangi, who explained that his child attended the Ngaruawahia school during the period of non-attendance at Te Kopua. This case was also adjourned for* the purpose of having details supplied from the schoolmaster at Ngaruawahia. Geo. Turner was charged by the police with entering licensed, premises during the currency of a prohibition order. Jas. Jackson remembered seeing the accused in his bar. He" was not served and on being challenged quitted the premises. He was convicted and fined lOs and costs £1 7s 6d. Percy Wurr was -charged by the police with procuring liquor for George Livingstone, knowing him to be a prohibited , person. Evidence showed that both were in attendance at an entertainrnerii at the Hall on May 16th, and had apparently been having some liquor. During the interval the accused procured two bottles of beer and took them to Redoubt street, where the prohibited person was waiting. As Constable Lander came in sight Livingstone dropped a half-emptied bottle to his side. The accused admitted the knowledge of Livingstone being a prohibited person. The defence was that accused was filling his pipe, and that Livingstone, at his request, held the bottle for him. The Magistrate convicted and fined the accused £2 and costs £1 15s.