Magistrate's Court.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 126, 9 November 1901, Page 3

Magistrate's Court.

Thursday, November 7. (Before Mr J. Keddell, S.M.) d»:jnkknnbss. A. Burns pleaded guilty to a charge of hiving bom drunk in Queen street tin previous day, and was fined 10s or in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. SLY GROG SELLING. W.Henry, of Waitaki South, was charged with selling intoxicating liquor to three natives-H. Davis, J. Wesley, and Wi Tiri-without having a license to sell liquor. Mr Clem*nfc appeared for Henry, and Mr J. W. Wliite, Ci-owu Prosecutor, for the Crown

Mr Clement plead-d guilty. Sergeant Waring conduced the case for tlie police and d-tailed the circumstances. On the evening in question three young in ;n, one of them sixteen years'of age, wnit to Henry's house, which was formerly an notel, and tiiere hid drinks for which they pa?d. Next day Constables Christie and Cough searched H jury's house and found two small kegs of beer and a jar and a half of whisky. Mr-Clement said that the quantity kept in the house was small. The m-in came to the house for rest, and asked for liquor, which wai given them.

His Worship said that the licensees of old hotels had a great temptation to sell liquor. The present defendant was not in the same position, and though there was nothing against him before, he could not say how often sly grog selling had occurred there. The house was, in a way, far from police control, and this business may have been an old one. He took into consideration that it was a fir.-t offnnco, and inflicted a fine of £lO, *ith witiv'ssa*' costs, £2 7s 81, and Court costs, 7s. Tho amount is to be paid by November 15th. A case against Mrs Henry ior exposing liquor for sale was withdrawn. MAINTENANCE CASKMrs Price v. A. Price, claim £2 10s, arrears of maintenance. Mr Clement for plaintiff; no appearance of defendant. His Worship made an order that, failing immediate payment, defendant is to be imprisoned in Tiniaru gaol for thirty days with hard labour. CIVIL CASES. Evans v. A. Hodgers, claim £3 12s. No appearancoof defendant. Judgment for amount with costs, os. Several other cases were settled out of Court. TRUANCY. Hendry was charged with failing to send a boy to school, on the information of E.'T. George, Truant Officer. G. Pucaithly, head master of the Waitnate school, gave evidence as to the irregularity of the attendance. His Worship regretted that he could not inflict a higher penalty, as it was a most seiious thing to deotive a child of his education. He inflicted & fine of 2s with 7s.