MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 April 1940, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

BUSINESS AT MASTERTON SITTING. MOTORING AND OTHER CASES. The fortnightly sitting of the Masterton Magistrate’s Court was held this morning before Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M. The following business was dealt with: Sidney C. Pinkerton was fined £1 apd 10s costs for casting offensive matter in a public place, Masonic Street, on March 29. On a charge of operating a vehicle on the Masterton-Carterton highway on March 11 without carrying a warrant of fitness, Wong Noon was fined £1 and 10s costs. James Evan M. Huhne was fined £1 10s and 10s costs for driving a motor, cycle on the footpath of Chapel Street in a manner which might have been dangerous to the public, on March 31. Mr. J. McGregor, Borough Traffic Inspector, proceeded against Eric Evans for driving a motor cycle without having a current driver's licence, in High Street, on March 31. Evans was fined 10s and costs.

Mr. McGregor also proceeded against Vivian Lee for operating a motor vehicle in High Street, Masterton, on March 31 without the prescribed warrant of fitness. The defendant was fined £1 and 12s costs.

Charged with having been the driver of a motor vehicle which was concerned in an accident which occurred on the East Coast Road on March 17. and as a result of which, Vicka Kuntic was injured, and failing to report the accident to the nearest police station, Peter Lavis was fined £1 10s and 10s costs. Joseph James Pay ton was fined £2 and 12s costs on a charge of failing to give way to a motor vehicle which was approaching on his right at the intersection of Villa Street and Lincoln Road. Mr. W. G. Milne, of the Transport Department, proceeded against the Manawatu Meat Cold Storage Co.. Ltd., for operating a heavy motor vehicle on the main highway at. Opaki without a heavy traffic licence. The defendant company was fined £1 10s and 10s costs’. K Mr. Milne also proceeded against James Charles Paget, for driving a motor vehicle on the main highway at Waingawa in a manner which might have been dangerous to lhe public, on

March 9. Paget was fined £3 and Ils costs. CIVIL CLAIMS. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following civil cases: 'Die Commissioner of Taxes v Isabel Agnes Gunn, claim £3 ss. costs 13s; Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators’ Industrial Union of Workers. Masterton. and Wairarapa branch v A. C. Gunther, claim 18s Gd, costs 9s; same v K. M. Braggins, claim I 19s fid, costs 8s; Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd v K. C. McGregor, claim £7 9s 3d, costs £1 Is fid. Judgment, summonses: W. C. Haynes

was ordered to pay A. Christie the stun of £l5 19s lOd forthwith, in default 14 days’ imprisonment in Wei-1 lington Gaol, the order to be suspended so long as defendant pays 15s a month. W. C. Haynes was also ordered to pay the Wairarapa Electric Power Board the sum of £lO Is Id in default 9 days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays 15s per month.