Only Gaol Sentence
Edward Patrick, aged 22, got the 'only gaol sentence of ■ the day—a month for stealing a lamp valued at £3 12s frqm a week-end. bach at Matata. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant Collinge said Patrick had had seven theft convictions in the past seven years. The owner of the bach had found the padlock on the door broken when he got there, but Patrick denied having broken it. .. The police sought and obtained an order for .the return of the lamp to the owner.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 27, 5 March 1948, Page 5
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86Only Gaol Sentence Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 27, 5 March 1948, Page 5
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