S.M. COURT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 August 1939, Page 9

S.M. COURT

CASES IN MASTERTON BREACHES OF MOTOR REGULATIONS. The fortnightly sitting of the Masterton Court was held today. Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., presiding. Charged with a breach of his probation, Frederick William Gowdie was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon within six months. Charged with having driven a motor car without lights Roy Alexander Morris was convicted and fined £2 with 10s costs. B. H. Bunny, who was charged with having parked a motor car with portion of it protruding over a footpath was convicted and fined 10s and 10s costs. For having permitted the chimney of a dwelling, at C. E. Daniell’s Flats, Queen Street, to catch fire, William James Fly was convicted and fined 5s and 10s costs. Charged with having failed to carry a warrant of fitness in a motor vehicle, A. W. Buchanan was convicted and fined £1 with 12s costs. Frederick R. Bodie, who was charged with not having parked his car parallel with the kerb in Dixon Street was convicted and ordered to pay 10s costs. Walter Delautour. charged with being in possession of apparatus capable of receiving wireless telegraph communications and not being the holder of a license for the same, was convicted and fined £1 5s and 12s costs. SITTING AT CARTERTON CIVIL & POLICE CASES. (“Times-Age” Special.) The monthly sitting of the Carterton S.M. Court was held in the Courthouse yesterday and was presided over by Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M. CIVIL CASES. Carterton Borough Council v. W. F. Hooper, a claim for £32 9s lOd. Judgment was given by default with court costs £1 10s, and solicitor's fees £2 11s fid. Carterton Borough Council v. F. A. Fox, claim £6 3s 4d. Judgment was given for plaintiff with costs 15s and solicitor’s fee 15s 6d. W. Vaughan v. J. G. Murray, claim £1 14s 6d. Judgment by default with costs Bs. J. C. Fitzgerald v. lan Hector, claim £55 15s 6d. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate reserved his decision. Mr D. Taverner appeared for plaintiff and Mr C. C. Marsack for defence. C. K. Goodin v. B. R. Blatchford, claim £7 Ils 9d. Judgment by default with costs 16s and solicitor’s fee 15s 6d. C. E. Larsen proceeded against Ivan Free for possession of a cottage and £lO expenses. There was no appearance of defendant and judgment was given for possession forthwith and the amount claimed, with costs 15s and solicitors fee £1 6s.

Judgment summonses: Trade Auxiliary Co. of N.Z. Ltd. v. W. B. Watkins, claim £3 Us 9d. Defendant was ordered to pay forthwith, in default 4 days in the Wellington gaol. Gordon Hughan Ltd. v. H. Rangi, claim £7 6s 3d. Defendant was ordered .to pay forthwith,, in default 7 days in the Wellington gaol. Feist and Co., Ltd. v. A. V. Stevens, claim £l2 12s 2d. Defendant was ordered to pay forthwith, in default 12 days in the Wellington gaol, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant paid 10s per month, the first payment to be made on August 12.