WHEN DO YOU WORK-?

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1659, 28 January 1913, Page 8

WHEN DO YOU WORK-?

~ , $ "WHEN YOU DO? .; A married man who appeared ih the Magistrate's Court .yesterday .morning' in answer to a, charge ,of having disobeyed •• a maintenance., order; received' somewhat of a ■ from Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., ■.'■■■ who was on the Bench. .<Jt. was stated, that the defendant had keen ordered to contribute a sum weekly : towards, the support of'his wife,-arid that ■ ho was ,£o6:7s. in . arrears, < and hful only paids.9. altogether, and : that in March, 1911. :...■ . ; Defendant appeared-and asked' for an Adjournment of two weeks. . - ~| Dr. M'Arthur: What do you want an . .adjournment for? - You are only 7s. fn arrears, Defendant 6aid that ho wished to lflake ■ «in 'application to have the arrears reduced >-to ask the Court to remit them.' ;(, • , I Drii M'Arthur:,vLthought you. wanted' • something; of the kind. . ' . Have you. ■ anyone but yourself to keep? :/■ . Defendant: No. .. , :!. ■;: Dr. M'Arthur: Why don't you.work.and , Tpay/.this'offP'.'OrVwoiild'jou.sooner do Something for,nothing?, Where do . you . jwork'whon you'do? - : • .Defendant: At^the; wharves. : . Dr. M'Arthur:.On the wharves. Why, r .for the last four 'or five months _they don't know where to get men. . . . Do jyou work on the wharves, or play two-up? " Defendant: I.never gambled in my life. Dr. M'Arthur: What do you do with money when you make it? Defendant: Very little'l do make.' ■ ::Dr.- M'Arthur: Do ! you get tired soon?. ■' '. [■ Defendant?-No;■'■l.v.jvM'not. borh : that •' Dr.;;M'ATthur: Well, what is the. pur7, • of tho adjournment ? . ■ • Defendant: To get the arrears induced, Dr.'•M'Arthur: You are a brilliant jokeri are. You como here and have the r ; . ampudenqe to - imagino 'that I'.will' wipe ' :oiit the amount. . .. . You will be sentenced", to.threa months' imprisonment. Jt is -very evident you ,aro'not going to ■ w- ; -a.. ■ ..His i*W.orship (to defendant's wife): We . camiotjmake him pay, m'adani, if he won't • pay; but we will send .him somewhere el9e. I Defendant ; Can't you. give me a chance ito pay some of;.that;'off.?. . \" v ; . :! ' • . Dr. M'Arthur: People would think mo a fool to'let you off.. No; I won't "let you W. •' '