Laurie Furbert, 23, of Sun Valley, Warwick, and 18-year-old Takiya Thomas, of Crawl Hill, Hamilton Parish, denied wilful neglect by leaving their daughter unattended for an unreasonable amount of time without making provisions for the child on July 27.

Duty counsel Mark Pettingill told the court that there was a lot more to the situation than what was seen on the surface.

And even though the couple had pleaded not guilty to the charge, Mr.

Pettingill said he believed a social inquiry report would help Magistrate Edward King to understand the case.

He also noted that the child was well cared for and both parents were employed.

But Mr. King denied Mr. Pettingill's request for a social inquiry report, saying it was not necessary.

He granted Thomas and Furbert bail in the sum of $300 each and ordered them to return to court for mention on August 13.

PAGET MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LITTERING CTS Paget man pleads guilty to littering Throwing an empty bottle and a paper bag in the bushes landed a 41-year-old Paget man in Magistrates' Court this week.

Lloyd Masters, of Ord Road, pleaded guilty to depositing litter in a place other then a trash can.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Anthony Mouchette said Police were on duty on the afternoon of July 16 when they saw Masters throw a bottle and paper bag into the bushes.

They arrested Masters for littering.

Masters told the court he had not littered intentionally and was sorry.

He was ordered to pay $150.

MAN ALLEGEDLY CUTIVATED CANNABIS CTS Man allegedly cultivated cannabis A 31-year-old Pembroke man appeared in Magistrates' Court this week for allegedly cultivating and possessing an undisclosed amount of cannabis.

Parris Smith, 31, of Friswell's Hill, who will be tried in the Supreme Court, was not required to enter a plea.

Parris was released on $2,000 bail and ordered to return to court on August 21 for mention.

STEALING RUM COSTS MAN MONEY, JOB CTS Stealing rum costs man money, job Stealing 12 bottles of liquor from Gosling's cost a 26-year-old Pembroke man his job and $250.

Magistrates' Court heard that Carlos Smith, of North Shore Road, was employed at Gosling's warehouse when the offence occurred.

Police prosecutor Insp. Kenrick James said Smith was caught loading a box of 12 bottles of rum, worth $204.45, onto a truck on July 26.

Smith admitted he knew the bottles were not invoiced and that he planned to have them delivered to his house, Insp. James added.

He was subsequently fired and Magistrate Edward King ordered him to pay a $250 fine.

OWNER OF BARKING DOGS FINED $250 CTS Owner of barking dogs fined $250 A man whose dogs were unlicensed and annoyed a neighbour by barking incessantly was fined $250 in Magistrates' Court this week.

Richard Blackwell, of Cove Valley Lane, St. David's, pleaded guilty to keeping two dogs which had no licence and made unnecessary noise.

Crown counsel Leighton Rochester said Blackwell's neighbour Edward Bleeker was bothered by the dogs barking from the day Blackwell moved in next door to his on Floral Lane, St. George's home in May 1995.

Mr. Bleeker thought the dogs would stop when they got used to their surrounding, but this never happened, Mr. Rochester said.

Mr. Bleeker also spoke to Blackwell and when nothing changed he began to file reports with Police.

Mr. Rochester said the dogs caused a "distressing situation'' in Mr.

Bleeker's household and in March 1996 he went to the dog warden to ask for prosecution.

But Blackwell, who recently moved to St. David's, told the court the dogs only barked when they saw or heard Mr. Bleeker because he had thrown rocks at them.

Blackwell also said although the dogs were at his house, they were his wife's responsibility as she had brought the dogs from Canada.

He said he has told her that his job in construction did not leave him time to take care of them.

Blackwell also said he had given his wife money to get the dog licensed, but she had not done so.

Since the incident, Blackwell said, one of the dogs was put sleep and the other now belonged to someone else.

Magistrate Edward King ordered Blackwell to pay $75 for not having the dogs licensed and $175 for the dogs' unnecessary barking.