The legal position of a wife ill-treat-ed by her husband was defined by the Minister of Justice (Hon. T. M. Wilford) in the blouse of Representatives in fulfilment of his promise to Mr J. McCombs (Labour, Lyttelton), to as- < certain the position. The Minister stated that he had been advised by the Solicitor-General that if a man heat his wife he could be charged with assault as in other cases, and, if convicted, punished accordingly. If he failed to supply her with adequate means of maintenance she could apply to a Magistrate under the Destitute '’(■’•sons Act for an order that he pay her a reasonable sum for her maintenance. If he were guilty of persistent cruelty to her, she could be. granted a summary separation, maintenance and the custody of any children. The law appeared, therefore, to ' give a wife ample means for obtaining redress for any ill-treatment by her husband.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1929, Page 6
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152Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1929, Page 6
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