HUSBAND'S NEGLECT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 234, 27 June 1919, Page 5

HUSBAND'S NEGLECT

WlFii WITHOUT MAINTENANCE. "This is a particularly distressing cas-r." --aid Mr. V. W. Jackson en -behalf of Emily Veart, when Harold Wilfred Veart was chaiged with failing to piovide his wife with maintenance, before Mr. F. Y. .Vtrxvv, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, yesterday. "Your Worship will see that this woman is in a.very poor state of health, and she has not hail 'any money,.from this man for Ihe past twelve' months." » Counsel proceeded to state that tho defendant, who returned from the front last year,, left the vopsel ■ at Auckland and remained there wiinout making anv provision for his- wife, who wns then living in Wellington. She went to Auckland, but : defendant had no home for her, and slio had to live with his,mother in a seven-roomed' hou'=e, in' which eivht other members of the family resided. The family were not kind to Mrs. Veart. 'and she had a very unhappy time. She remained there three weeks, during whxh time she did not receive a penny from her husband, and she appealed to him for assistance, slating that she could not remain under such conditions, and would have to return to'her mother's home iii Wellington. The defendant said that she could go where she liked. Mrs. Veart then had to return to her mothes in Wellington, .with whom she nad been living without any support from the defendant. In'answer to His Worship, the defend dsutt said that he was a sailor employed with 'Northern Steamship ".'ompuiiy After asking Mrs. Veart a few ques. t'ions, His Worship made an order for the accused to pay l)(ls. per week maintenance, and also ordered him to pay J!10 past maintenance at the rate of ,ii per month. Defendant was also (rdered to pay costs. .£2 25., and to report to Hie Auckland police any change in address or occupation.