CHARGES OF THEFT
FOUR YEARS’ PROBATION. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 18. Breaking, and entering the shop of H. M.. McGirr ‘ in Cuba Street and stealing goods valued at £lO 8s Od, theft from the Te Aro Post Office of 220 letters, and attempted theft of money and stamps of a total value of £2, the property of the PostmasterGeneral were charges upon which Harry Ballfour Burden, a youth of good education and appearance, came before Judge Blair in the Supremo Court for sentence yesterday. After hearing Counsel, His Honour deferred sentence until this mroning, to enable him to give further thought to the case. In granting probation for four years, his Honour said that) prisoner was liable to be brought up again on the original charges. His conduct was such as to show that he was not deserving leniency. He understood employment would he found for prisoner and advised him to do his very best to show that he was worthy of the lenient treatment he received.
An order was made for the restitution of the stolen property, and for the payment of the cost of the pi osecution, £1 10s.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1931, Page 6
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