First Woman J.P.
The first woman to be made a Justice of the Peace in the Bay of Plenty sat on the Bench in the Whakatane Police Court on Friday. She was Mrs D. C. Petty.
The court extended a welcome to Mrs Petty and congratulated her on the honour of being the first woman Justice of the Peace in the Bay of Plenty.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 35, 20 December 1948, Page 5
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64First Woman J.P. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 35, 20 December 1948, Page 5
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