MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1938, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONTHLY GREYTOWN SITTING. POLICE AND BY-LAW CASES. (“Times-Age” Special.) Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., presided' at the monthly sitting of the Greytown Magistrate’s Court, held this morning. For the theft of a pepper and a salt pot. valued at 2s 6d and for not paying for a meal costing 2s, the property of Michael Bouzaid, James Gordon Murray was-convicted and fined £2 and costs and was ordered to return the articles. Albert Edward Peterson pleaded not guilty to a charge of the theft of a 201 b. bag of oatina and a packet of weet bix, valued-.at 8s 2d, the property -of the W.F.C.A. at Greytown. On the application of Detective-Ser-geant W. Kane the case was adjourned until September 21. John Bradbury Brockett was convicted and fined £2 and 10s costs for driving at a speed exceeding 30 miles an hour in a restricted area. Defendant pleaded “guilty with reasons.” He said he was the driver of a school bus, and was endeavouring to make up lost time, when the offence occurred. There were no children in the bus at the time.

Mr Lawry; “You must understand that a limit of 30 miles an hour in a borough jloes not allow you to cross intersections at that speed.” Fines of £2 and 10s costs was imposed on Ralph Joseph Benfield and Percy Esmond Stainton for exceeding 30 miles an hour in a restricted area. Gordon Burt was convicted and fined £1 and 12s costs for not having a driver’s licence. The Traffic Inspector stated that defendant had not given his correct name but on a subsequent date said he had no right to drive the car and had given the name of the person who had allowed him to. Having no warrants of fitness cost Edward Whiteman and lan Alister Mcßae £1 and 12s costs and 10s and 12s costs respectively.

SITTING AT CARTERTON. RECORD NUMBER OF CASES. A record number of 65 cases are set down for hearing at this afternoon’s sitting of the Carterton Magistrate’s Court. /■