IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AUCKLAND, June 26,
In the course of a case at the Police Co-irt, Mr Napier, one of the defending counsel, urged the triviality of the theft in question as a reason why the case should not be sent to the Supreme Court, and putting the country to a heavy expense, when justice, he argued, could be equally well applied under the circumstances at the hands of the Justices.
Sub-Inspector Gordon contended, however, that the public security demanded that an offence should be dealt with, not according to the value of damage done or goods stolen, but with legard to the circumstances concerning it. When a servant violate:! a position.of trust, he merited a heavy penalty, irrespective of what amount was involved.
The presiding Justice, while agreeing with Mr Napier that what appeared to be trivial cases were frequently and, in his opinion, unnecessarily taken to the higher court, said that in the case in question the bench had no option but to commit.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9126, 27 June 1908, Page 5
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167IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9126, 27 June 1908, Page 5
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