THIRTY DAYS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 165, 8 October 1941, Page 5

THIRTY DAYS

GAOL FOR MAORI

PENALTY FOR VIOLENCE

The Maori Avho ran amok in a /ocal billiards saloon on Saturday, Harry Ratana Nuku, aged 21 years, nf Ruatoki, faced four charges at the local Court on Monday before Messrs, G. A . Brabant and J. G. Mulholland, Js'.P.

Sergeant Farrell stated that the -accused had become extremely violent Avithout provocation and in a short time had caused considerable damage, breaking tAvo billiards cues, two panes of glass in a AvindoAV, and throAvn a billiards ball through a svallboard, the damage being estimated at £4 10s.

When Constable G. H. Thomassen had arrested him lie had violently resisted and had struck the taxi driver inflicting a cut over the eye. The man had continued to resist until placed in the cells. Mr Farrell added that the accused had admitted having many whiskeys and had not been in trouble previously.

Nuku stated that he was willing to pay for the damage done. On the first charge of being drunk In a public place Nuku was convicted and discharged and on each of the other three, committing mischief, by damaging the property of Val H. Hicks, assaulting George K. Kelly p.nd resisting arrest being sentenced to one month's gaol the terms to be

concurrent.