POLICE MAGISTRATE’S NEGLECT

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2026, 11 March 1907, Page 4

POLICE MAGISTRATE’S NEGLECT

Failing to send his children to school, Mr Greene, a Victorian Police Magistrate, was before tho Inglewood Court on January 27th, charged with failing to send his children to school. Mr Greene’s defence was that lie was the chief teacher of his bo.ys. In cross-examination, Mr O’Halloran, counsel for the Education Department, said, add five-eights and two-sixteenths.

Mr Greene : Oh, that’s easy. How long will you give me? It will take me two or three seconds. I will have to get my mind off you. It’s, yes, it’s twelve-sixteenths, or in other words —wait; what did you say? Mr O’Halloran: Oil, you know what I said.

Mr Sloan, J.P. (to Mr O’Halloran) : Perhaps if you had given him time lie would have expressed it properly.

Mr O’Halloran : Find seven-eights of £1 4s. Mr Greene : I’d rather not. Mr. Horan (counsel for defendant) : Take a piece of paper and do it.

Mr Greene : I’m here on a serious charge, and find it difficult to get my mind off that serious charge. Mr Morrow, J.P.; Can you do it? Say yes or hq, Mr Greene: Well, if you put it that way, I’ll say I can’t do it. lu fining Mr Greene ss, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, and ordering him to pay £8 7s costs, Mr Morrow said tho Bench could not compliment him on the way he gave his evidence.

On a fourth charge a similar fine was imposed, but without costs.