A WARNING TO MAORIS
ABDUCTION OP A GIRL.
By Telegraph—Press Association,
Auckland, Mny 19. A warning to Maoris was issued by Judge Chapman in the Supreme Court to-day. when a young Maori named Iwi Hohaca entered a plea of guilty to a charge of abducting from her homo a Maori girl under the age of sixteen years. Counsel for the accused stated (hat tho girl's departure from Jier homo was an ordinary case of a MaorT boy running away with a Maori giw. hvon tho police were in some doubt as to the girls ago at the time, and.it was agreed that she was now over the age of IG, at winch it was not unusual for Maori girls to be married. Addressing the prisoner, Ills Honour said: "I am going to give consideration to your good character, and the fact that von have served your country, but I cannot allow this offence to pass without, punishment. Ton will receive a short sentence of imprisonment. The obicct of this is to let all Maoris know that this thing cannot he done. If a man comes before Uie Court for doing what vou have done, taking a young girl away from her parents, he comes for nunisluu'ent. The next mall who docs so will get a more severe punishment than you. You will l>o sentenced to three months' hard lahour."
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 201, 20 May 1920, Page 4
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229A WARNING TO MAORIS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 201, 20 May 1920, Page 4
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