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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 142, 17 June 1910, Page 5

A case was called on this mornjng at the Magistrate's Court, in which a separation and maintenance order was applied for. The case was adjourned last week, the defendant then agreeing to pay hie wife £1 till the case came on this week. This morning the defendant said he had paid the fl to his wife, in the presence of his son and his wife's brother. This the wife absolutely denied, going into the witness-box and swearing to this effect. The defendant was also put into the box, an4 swore he had paid. Mr. , Kettle took strong views on the matter, and said it was most cold-blooded perjury on somebody's part. He wouldn't say it was the most cold-blooded perjury he had ever heard, but it was up to the standard of what took place in the Court every. day. Finally the matter was adjourned till this afternoon, to allow witnesses to the transaction to be brought to the Court, when- Mr. Kettle promised a searching inquiry, and said he would direct a prosecution for perjury if he found '