NATIVE’S THEFT
A LIGHT PENALTY. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) GISBORNE, October 18 An unusual position arose in the Magistrate)’ s Court to-day when .a Maori, who was arrested under the name of Henry Herman, pleaded guilty to the theft of clothes, and elected to be dealt with summarily. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months, and to pay ’the value of the clothes stolen at the rate of 10s a week. Accused was then taken to the probation officer who recognised accused as a previous offender convicted under the name of Hema K are pa, who was out on probation with ono month of the term still to run. „ ; Karepa thereupon made a further appearance before the Magistrate charged with a breach of his probation terms.' In imposing a fine of £3, the. Magistrate said accused was fortunate in that his previous record was not known when he made his earlier appearance that day,
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1929, Page 6
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163NATIVE’S THEFT Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1929, Page 6
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