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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 134, 27 May 1926, Page 6

It is recorded that Jacob waited seven years for a wife, but something* more remarkable than that has to be recorded, and it happened at Te Aroha (states the News). The Borough Council had before it an account from its solicitor, and when the town clerk named the amount the Mayor considered some explanation > necessary. The account, he said, was for work done over a period of seven years. Probably no one had heard of a solicitor waiting quietly for his money for such a long time as that. Many Justices of the Peace carry | medallions to signify their status, and : these badges have on many occasions i been a great convenience to the holdi ers in gaining them admittance to railway stations, wharves, etc. At the annual meeting *of the Wellington Justices’ Association (reports a correspondent) a member related an amusing experience which a display of his medallion had brought about. He 4 was invited to visit an important vessel, but when he arrived at the wharf he could not find his invitation. A policeman 'stood on one side of the gangway and a steward on the other, and there seemed no chance of get- . ting aboard. The policeman, however, noticed the medallion hanging from the justice’s watch chain, and he touched the steward on the shoulder. 5 “ It’s all right,” he said in a loud whisper, “ he’s a member of Parliament.” (Laughter.)