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NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 20

Tale of Woe « Maintenance courts often provide the stage for some pathetic drama. One was staged m the Invercargill Court the other day wh'en Daisy Lillian Mackay petitioned Mr. Cruickshank, S.M., for separation, maintenance and guardianship orders agsinst her husband, Robert John Mackay, a Mossburn laborer. MRS. MACKAY, m her petition, alleged that her husband had committed a serious offence against her.. The sordid detail of her unhappy nfarried life Mrs. Mackay related under the guidance of her counsel, Mr. Brian I-lewat. Mr. A. F. Hogg placed Mackay m the box m rebuttal of the evidence brought forward by the wife. He denied her allegations. Witnesses he brought forward testified to Mackay's pleasing disposition. The magistrate, though, had different idea.s on the subject, and m a trenchant review of the evidence characterised Mackay as something on a level with animals. r • '^ The wife, he held, was entitled to the orders asked for, and they would be granted. His worship fixed "" future maintenance, at- the rate of £2 per week. v . On the ' application of Mr. Hogg, security for appeal was fixed at £15. MiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Drop He Wants pOUNSEL (m civil case): How *" much do you spend on drink? Defendant (a steeplejack): A . man m my trade needs a drink occasionally. Counsel: Helps you to keep your balancel