Her Friends Paid

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 5

Her Friends Paid

he left her to go mustering, leaving very little money behind for the house. At one stage, Althea, said, Arthur ■was only allowing her £2/16/- a week to keep house. As a result, she was behind with the grocery bill, so he decided to pay the accounts himself. She did not ask him for money for some time and he wanted to know how she managed to live, insinuating that she was getting it from certain other sources. Continuing with hep story, Althea mentioned that duping the whole of 1927 she had only received £40 from Arthur, and, up to April 4, out of this amount she had to pay £19 for household ac- ■ counts, Then her husband took over the reins of household man* agement. Some time ago she had £30.0, but of this only about £50 was left, the balance having been used to buy clothing; etc. Things became so bad that she left her husband seven weeks ago, as he did not give her sufficient to live on. Since then she had not received a penny. Lawyer Scannell: You got that £800 m 1922?— Yes. ...< And you say there is £50 left? — Yes. Your, bank-book shows that on April 1, 1927, there was £99/5/10? — Yes. And now there is £77?— Yes.. So you have spent about £20 m 15 months?— Yes. . Have you got a motor;- car? — Yes. Well, they are expensive to run, aren't they? — I can't afford to run it. It is stored. •Has it been stored all the time? — Yes, except when it is used for picnics, llllllllllllllllllllll!lililllllll|lllllll!lllll!lllllllllllll!llllllllll!lll!lJ!llll(llllll!tllllllllll