JUVENILE COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 46, 18 November 1920, Page 7

JUVENILE COURT

BOYS CHARGED AT PEXONE, Qnito a number of juvenile delinquents, whoso ages ranged from 16 to nine years, appeared to answer charees—mainly of theft—before Mr. F. K. Euut, S.M., in tho Petone Juvenile Court yesterday. A 15-year-old lad; for breaking into the timber yard of Messrs. 0. and A. Odlifl, Ltd,, - and stealing therefrom articles valued at £1 12s. 9d„ was sentenced to receive six' Btrokes of the 'biroh, and was oommitted for a term to the .lVoraroa Training Farm. A maintonarioe order of 10s, per week was takon out against the father. The cases of threo boys, aged 11, 13, and 14 years respectively, were, on tho recommendation of tho truant officer, adjourned for three months.

liemovlng packing to tho value of £1 16s. Id. from horso trucks at the railway station was tho charge preferred against threb boyß, whose ages ranged from 16 to 11 years. Tho oflcnderß were dealt with separately. Onti lad, aged 13, who was stated to be tho worst of the lot, was sentenced to receivo six strokes of tho biroh, and was oommitted to a probation home for threo months; Tho lad of 16 was ordered to receivo six strokes of tlia biroh, and iB to be allowed to resume Ills occupation' in the country. The case of the eleven-year-old oflondor was adjourned for three months. The damage resulting from the oscapade is to bo borne by tho boys' parents in equal proportions. Two brothers, aged 14 and nine years rospeotlvoly, were oharged with tho theft of sums of money amountine to £12 15s. It was stated that at tho instigation of his brother the younger boy had stolen tho money. The Magistrate sentenced tlio 14-year-old oulpr&t to sii strokes or tlio biroh, and committed him to the probation homo for threo months. Threo months' adjournment was granted in tho caae of tlio younger boy.

Two lads (each 13 years) were charged with liayine obtained goods to the value of £1 9s. la. by false representation. The information against one lad wns dismissed on tho ground that ho had acted bonaAdo Jtt the matter, believing the goods, which ho had received, to have bceii honestly obtained. The other boy, stated to ba a truant and, already on probation, was sentenced to six strokes of the birch and committed to Weraro&'for a term Illi.s parents, against whom a maintenance order of 10s. por woek has been issued, will ho required to make good tho loss oo&asioncd. , For trespassing on tho lino of railway, a H-year-old boy was givfn a warning; ' and discharged.