Magistrates' Court heard yesterday.

George H. Mouchette, 35, of Broome Street, admitted forging monetary forms, uttering them at the Bank of Butterfield, and making false statements on three occasions in April 1990.

He asked for six other offences to be considered.

Sgt. Earl Kirby, prosecuting, said Mouchette was part of a network of fraudsters, some of whom had already been fined. The total involved in this case was $17,742.

Mouchette, who used false names on the forms, was fined $540.

His lawyer, Mr. Ed Bailey, said Mouchette had been a small part of the network.

EMPLOYERS, HOTELS MUST PAY TAXES TAX Employers, hotels must pay taxes Bosses and the self-employed must pay Hospital Levy and Employment Tax, for the quarter ending September 30, by tomorrow.

Hotel Occupancy Tax for September must also be paid by that date. There is a penalty for late payment.

EX-MONTSERRAT LEADER CHARGED CTS Ex-montserrat leader charged The former leader of Montserrat -- a cousin of Bermuda's Premier -- is being investigated on a conspiracy and corruption charge.

Mr. John Osborne, who ruled the East Caribbean country for 13 years, yesterday began a court hearing along with his former agriculture minister, Nowell Tuitt.

Osborne is a distant cousin of the Hon. Sir John Swan.

The closed-door hearing is a preliminary inquiry into a charge they conspired to solicit $10,000 from an American, Owen Rooney, for securing almost 10 acres of prime development land without getting a foreign landholding licence.

Both men have denied the charge since their arrest by detectives from Britain's New Scotland Yard on July 27.

They were granted bail by a magistrate on August 12 for 70,000 East Caribbean dollars and had their passports seized.

Osborne's party was swept out of office a year ago when a new opposition party won a general elections.

FISHING TACKLE TAKEN FROM BOAT CRM Fishing tackle taken from boat Fishing tackle, including three black and white rods, three gold reels, a chrome reel, and a radio, were taken from a flybridge boat, Nice and Easy , docked off the Marine and Ports building in East Broadway.

Thieves made their snatch between 3.15 p.m. on Sunday and 8.30 a.m. on Monday.

BOX OFFICE CLOSED FOR ANNIE THR Box office closed for Annie The musical Annie is sold out and the box office has been closed, the Gilbert & Sullivan Society said.

The only hope for getting a ticket is to pick up no-shows at the door each night, spokesman Ms Linda Smith said. Annie is playing at the City Hall through to Saturday.