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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 17 August 1937, Page 8

NAME SUPPRESSED.

CIVIL’S SERVANT’S OFFENCE. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Aug. 16. “People should not be penalised twice for the same offence,” said the Magistrate (Mr W. H. Freeman, 5.M.,) in prohibiting the publication of the name of defendant, aged 19, a civil servant, who pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to-day to a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car. Mr Freeman remarked that defendant’s escapade would in any event come to the ears of his superiors. “I don’t think it will,” said Mr Hewat. The Magistrate replied that there were quite a number of persons in this world who made it their business to acquaint employers with the facts in such cases. There was no doubt, however, of the statement by counsel for the defendant (Mr B. \V. Hewat) that his client would lose his position if his name was published. “This is a matter that should be looked into as far as the civil service is concerned,” added the Magistrate who asked counsel if he did not think it likely that if the name were published in this case the punishment would be out of all proportion to the offence. Dismissal of convicted persons was one of the privileges that belonged to the public service. Had defendant been a year younger he would have been dealt with by the Children’s Court. Defendant was fined £5 and his license was suspended for 12 months. The Magistrate said that he would suppress defendant’s name on account of his age and not because of his position.