TO CORRESPONDENTS.
S.J.R., Nelson.—Many thanks for good wishes. The-law is not clear on the point. Consult one of the legal fraternity. As regards the other matter, partnerships are not always a sucees* you may dfo all the executive work and ‘ the other fellow,” through pig-head-edness and jealousy, will be a drag on the concern. Then again, the question oi honesty-has tovbe considered. We heard of a man who systematirally robbed his partner by receiving the firm’s moneys-,, pocketing the same and entering them up in the routa ' diary as laving been received some weeks before. . This little scheme yvas engineered for some lime, until in tact, suspicions were aroused, and the loose- system of book-keeping which had hitherto obtained was altered The impenitent thief, utterly devoid of moral principles, still enjoys the fruits of h.s dishonesty; the fact that he is looked upon as a social j‘ pariah by those wiio- know of the facts ' the ca se, does not tend to quicken his seared conscience.—Ed. M.S.
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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 57, 28 February 1902, Page 3
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