Theft of Rifle by Youth
The theft of a .22 calibre rifle by one youth and its use by three boys to the disturbance of the neighbourhood in which they lived was the cause of a series of charges brought against the youths when they appeared to-day before Mr. J. H. LuxL'ord, S.M., and an associate J.P., Mrs. Ada E. Beer, in the Children's Court. The prosecution was conducted by Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Macnamara, who said that the rifle was valued at E 7 5s and was the property of a Gisborne firm. I) had been hidden in some scrub and had suffered from its exposure to the elements. The two youths charged with discharging the rifle to the danger of any person were admonished and discharged. The third was already under supervision and the period was ‘ extended by a year, the youth being ordered to nay £2 restitution and Is Gd costs.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20078, 26 October 1939, Page 7
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154Theft of Rifle by Youth Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20078, 26 October 1939, Page 7
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