LIVING IN A CAR
STARVING FAMILY’S .‘LIGHT
(By Telegraph—e'er Press Association/
AUCKLAND, May 17
A man who was stated >y the pi he to have been living with Ids wAe..:-u i daughter, aged 13 yearly in an old motor-ear, Duncan Alexa-nl'T (' s wood, aged 39, labourer i.pp;UV-d -n the. Police Court on a charge ol sfe.:- 1 ing a teat valued at £2 .o.s, ;he i r<>perty of |E. Le- Roy. Aceus .1 pm.t > -. not guilty, later admitting tin oiie'sc. Police evidence was that he h i i !. the tent for a week, teen (ii-p-'i' ->g "I it.
"Accused is a poor unfortunate man who ha-s been before the Court trom time to time," said Detective-Sergeant Kelly, •'lie has been living with his wife and daughter in an old motor-ear. He cannot ge-t charitable aid as be- has the car. anil they are practically starv-
The -Magi trate (Mr F. K. Hunt) convicted the accused, ordering him to come up for -sentence if called on within six months.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1932, Page 6
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