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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4560, 7 May 1923, Page 2

A pitiful /case of a man and wife -with a family of three children came before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at Tfinaru when an application was made by the Probation Officer (Mr Cuftiming) to have two of the children committed to a receiving home in Chiistchurch (states the Timarn “Post”). The ease was from Plea-, sant Point, and was remarkable for the utter disregard and indifferenea of the husband, a young man of 24, for the welfare of his family. The Probation Officer said that the husband was a reputed waster, and when he made a little money simply “blew it” out in drink. The parents had been recently warned, but lately the family had been living in a tent. The husband ha.d been dismissed from ons job on account of his laziness. The mother expressed sorrow nt the prospect of'losing two of her children, but preferred that they should gelt a chance in life. She hoped to be able to work to , keep the youngest, aged six months. The Magistrate passed very severe strictures on the conduct, of the husband. He made an order committ.ing the two children to be brought up in the Church of England faith. Meantime the husband would be called upon to pay 10s weekly in respect to each child, which amount might be increased if the Department, considered the husbatid could pay more and His Worship was satisfied on the point. For ,Children’s Hacking Caugh. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.