COURT SITTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 November 1940, Page 7

COURT SITTING

BUSINESS AT CARTERTON YESTERDAY. POLICE & OTHER CASES. (“Times-Age” Special.) The monthly sitting of the Carterton Magistrate s Court was held yesterday afternoon, Mr H. P. Lawry presiding. The following cases were dealt with:— Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:— Feist and Co. v. F. Rogers, claim £26 4s lid, court costs £1 12s; Gordon Hughan Ltd. v. L. P. A. Martin, claim £6 Ils 6d. costs £1 Is, solicitor's fee ■lss 6d; T. F. Watson and Co. v. A. McKenzie, claim £3 19s Id, costs £1 13s 6d. In a judgment summons case Howard E. Jackson v. C. Reri, claim £l7 17s 6d, there was no appearance of defendant, who was ordered to pay the amount claimed forthwith, in default 17 days in Wellington gaol. John Asplet was charged with, on September 22 at Carterton. driving a motor truck on the main road Parkvale. without due care and attention. Mr H. H. Daniell appeared for defendant and Mr D. L. Taverner for Edwin James, the driver of the other car concerned in the collision arising from which the charge arose. Defendant was fined £ 1 with costs 18s. Theodore Underwood, for operating a motor cycle sin Belvedere Street during hours of darkness, not having same equipped with a light, and for not carrying a warrant of fitness, was fined 10s on each count. The traffic inspector proceeded against the following:— C. H. Merewood for failing to carry a warant of fitness. Defendant was fined £1 with costs 10s.

W. P. Butcher, for failing to carry a warrant of fitness, was fined 10s with costs 10s.

Terrence E. Hodder, for using a trailer on the main highway, the licence at the time. November 15, not having been issued, was fined 10s with costs 10s, and foi' not carrying a warrant of fitness for trailer. 5s with costs 10s.

Kilvin Bain, being the rider of a cycle, he permitted such cycle to be towed by another vehicle in motion on the main highway on November 14, was convicted and ordered to pay 10s costs. The transport officer pointed out that the practice was a dangerous one.

J. Maxwell Jones (Mr D. L. Taverner) was proceeded against by the police on a charge of having liquor in his control in the vicinity of a dance. Defendant was convicted and fined £2 with costs 10s.

Lawrence Nolan, charged with not being the holder of a warrant of fitness on August 10, was fined £1 with costs 10s.