Resident Agent Fined

AT a special sitting of the High Court at Rarotonga, on June 11. Mr. R. M. L. Gladney.

Resident Agent of Aitutaki, was fined for negligent driving while in Rarotonga. The vehicle driven by Mr. Gladney had struck a native youth who was riding a bicycle injuring him and wrecking his machine. Evidence was given for the defendant (who was not present) that he had taken an air sickness drug and an asthma drug on the day of the accident. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, was fined, and paid for a new bicycle, flashlight and a pair of trousers—W.H.P.