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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1922, Page 3

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A notice of thanks from Mr and Mrs Mason. Kiinieri, appears in another eoliunn. There are at present 20 patients in the Kimiani O.P. Home, who have not union leading matter, we appeal to the public for illustrated weeklies, maga- i z ines, journals, hooks which will be j gladly received, either at the Home, or the Board’s office. Hokitika. He gives twice wiio gives quickly.

As HI! imlieatliioii of the absolute in-laHi-.oii.v of linger-p:ml evidence. Sen ior-Sergeaiit ri Di'-mie, the New Zealand expert, explained to ..... I "O' , in the Supreme Court a, f liingtoii i>ofo-V the Chief .iustiee (Sir Robert Stout) i!.ai nine points of resemblance in linger-prints were more than sufficimu to escablirii a person’s identity. !n the particular case under <iion against tile accused, Cookson. expert evidence nloged tile discovery of seventy-!', ve ..mints of resemblance be-.

tween’the finger-prims of the ac. uved | and the linger prints found on a j couple of glass mugs, alleged to have j I,cell bandied by the accused. The j odds against finding any two persons possessing as many as seventy-live j I glints of linger-print similnnty, said the expert, were no less than 9. WO billions to one. As there were pointed out his Honour, only about 1600 nullius oT persons in the world at present it must necessarily he quite a number of years yet before the world s population would he large enough to afford ao opportunity to prove expert’s figures.