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: & P.?n^y. aiid. gften: a month in which' to payitV In".:;thel'.?Central Summons Court at Sydney last week d.man Earned' William R-'Wallace': l was proceeded against by. the .City\Cou ; ncil.'s inspector pji.^. chai-ge.pf-hawking in the' city streets without a license. The Magistrate^;. on. hearing the circumstances,, thought the case .should-be withdrawn, but the Inspector thought the opposite. His Worship thereupon:; turned to the defendant, and said : " You are fined one penny; in default a minute's hard labour. I'll allow you any reasonable time to pay—a months ifyou like, How long do you requirel?1' Wallace : " If your Worship: pleases—a month." The Magistrate; "Very.well, you are allowed a month to pay. Xmust.' reduce it to an absurdity."
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 April 1916, Page 2
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115ABSURD LENIENCY Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 April 1916, Page 2
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