Latent Honesty
On the occasion of the centennial of Otago it is fitting that two striking. cased of "latent honesiy should be recprde^. A iyelling;ton wdnran motored to Dunedin, sihe arrived about 6 p.m. on New Year'sDay, and finished the trip. with, fwo galipns, of petrol. S&e' lqft "her car outside ber mother's bouse qll night. Next morning she fbuiid the' tank- absofutely ernpty. After- some dlfifculiy th.e motorisf managed to, obtaim two galipns in a tin! and th|s quantity she pui irito "tRe tank- Oir measuring up the following morning, she found' the tank coiitained five gadpns. The borrpwer had relUrne'd, and dpne ihe decent thing.. fn the same atea of Runedin a par Was missinig from its 'accusome'd parking pfa?e-'dnrfng».the holidays. It was found, undamaged, a few miles away the next." day. On ihe sjgat was found a note, -Thanks. for ihe loan of the car," and underneath the note was a £1 note."'
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 February 1948, Page 4
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156Latent Honesty Chronicle (Levin), 23 February 1948, Page 4
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