FARMER'S OFFENCE

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 103, 3 May 1934, Page 5

FARMER'S OFFENCE

PROBATION GRANTED

Having pleaded guilty to two chaiges of impairing the security of a grantee under an instrument by way of security, Frederick Richaul Coulson, farmer, aged 44, appeared before Mr. Justice Reed for sen-tence-in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to probation for two years.

Mi C A L Tieadwcll, t\lio appeared for Coulson, said that what could be said against the man appeared in the evidence. Much could be said in his favour. He had been \eiy lndustiious, hawng turned a waste piece of land into a profitable farm. Until the commission of the offence to which he had pleaded guilty there ■nas nothing in the criminal lecoids against him He had been plaj ing the game in a manly way against what might be called serious odds. The Court, it was submitted, could luth the utmost conscience l"t Coulson go back to his faun.

His Honour bdid it was a -\ery difficult case Coulson «,is not likely to commit such a cume again, but on the other hand an example had to be made of such cases

111 announcing tbat ho woiild giant piobation, his Honour said that in so doing he was doubtful-if - ho> was not taking a litk and noting in bleach of his dutj Coiilson was ordered to pay £]8 19s undei the dhectinn of the Piobation Officer, this amount to be included in the security to the Crown.