The £5 Note Tells a Lie

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 39, 11 June 1947, Page 7

The £5 Note Tells a Lie

Few people in New Zealand whose financial status permits them to study a £5 note for any length of time probably know that the scenic picture on the back' is reproduced from a photograph of Lake Pukaki, with Mt. Cook and portion of the Southern Alps' in background. Close inspection of this picture will reveal a Small island in the foreground, grown in trees. How many people know that in actual fact that island is not there at all? But in justice to the engravers of the £5 note it should be explained that the mistake is not theirs. All the blame, is taken by the Public Works Department employees working on the dam project. Within the last six months the island has been completely buried by a huge quantity of spoil dug from the site of the sluices. For Services Rendered After facing five indictable*charges in the Rotorua police court, one of which jointly concerned the conversion of a farm motor truck—an accused somewhat staggered those present when asked if he had anything to say in mitigation for the offences to which he had pleaded guilty. “I am a ; qualified mechanic with 11 years’ experience. When I got the truck it was in' very poor condition. I fixed it up and it is now 100 per cent. I think the owner should meet half the punishment.” As the laughter subsided, the accused could be heard telling his companion in the dock how much it was werth an hour!