A HOPELESS POSITION

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 3

A HOPELESS POSITION

PENNILESS AND WANGANUI, November 30;- f “It would be impossible for him to live, even .if he received a 100 per cent commission,” said Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., this morning when* a young man named Herbert Stanley Lawson was charged with the theft of £8 14s Detective Walsh said that accused was employed by the Bon Brush Co., of Wellington, and received 33 1-3 per cent commission on sales and no salary. Accused came to Wanganui on October 23, and -as he was without funds, the manager of a company advanced him £1 to pay his fare. The total amount df money received for sales amounted to £S 14s. Accused said that lie'used the money for incidental expenses to keep him going, and owing to wot weather, and having contracted influenza, lie was not so successful with the sales. r J lie ‘firm owed accused some money, hut not enough to cover defalcations. Moneys received by sales averaged about 30s a week. Detective Walsh said that it was a pitiful case. Accused was penniless and friendless. The Magistrate said that accused was in a hopeless position. It was an impossibility to exist on the meagic commission. Detective Walsh said that lie would endeavour to get accused work. The Magistrate stood the matter down till Monday, and said that he would try to assist accused to get work.