NIGER'S WAYS

NZ Truth, Issue 1205, 3 January 1929, Page 7

NIGER'S WAYS

Were Not Favored Bjr Court

"A YOUNG RASCAL"

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Gisborne Rep.) Niger Green,', a young man, formerly of Gisborne, but latterly of parts unknown— very much ., un-known—-hasi caused a good bit of trouble one way arid another. Already some of his history — that part of it which is publicly known — -has been written; but his history is one of .many chapters. MIGER'S first appearance within the ' range of 'public, vision was when he was haled before the court to 'ex^ plain his presence with another young man and two young women m sopieone else's seaside cottage, for which they not only neglected to pay the rent, but forgot also to' get permission for their temporary occupation. The first child of Niger's romantic habits . was acknowledged by him without the mother having; recourse to •the 'court,' but when the performance was. Repeated and Niger was faced with the prospect of haying to maintain a family of two, he voiced his protest. With two orders for 15/- each against him, he was faced with quite a little-bundle of troubles.,

Into The Fire

For Niger, however, It was a case of out of the frying-pan and into the fire.. The month he deserted Gisborne We took unto himself a wife— this tipie a legal one — and some. time later he became a father again. • ••.■;■.-/'•■"■ ." . Most of the time he was awaiting the .arrival of the last child he was also awaiting a!■ job that was to hie liking. 7 : Twice he obtained jobs on farms, but twice he threw them up and then landed on State relief works. After a very short spell there he was arrested, brought to Gisborne,. and asked to explain the reason for his delinquency tin 'theij-iatter , of the maintenance ;.'br- ' ders.' : ' , " ■■/■'' J That was last July. He was ordered to find £20 forthwith, m defaultrtfwp . months,, the magistrate remarking that as he only had 4d. his parents' might come to light. t Possibly they did, because the next of Niger's chapter of accidents was when ' the mother of his two children sought the aid of the court m securing permanent assistance from John Green, father of Niger Green, arid therefore grandfather of the two chil-i dren who have been 'the cause of all the bother. ■When the case first came before the court it was stated that the, arrears amounted to £77/18/- m respect to one order and £55/13/---in respect to the other.' i The original defence was that destitution had not been proved, and that no clkihi, therefore, could be -made against the grandfather, but when fur--ther evidence was, called last week an order was opposed on' the ground; that, grandpa was hot m a position to make any payment. .-..J''

After a little discussion, grandpa's contribution towards the result of Niger's indiscretions was fixed at v£l a week, after the magistrate had charged Niger's father with "supporting this young rascal m his conduct."