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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 65, 18 March 1925, Page 4

Much public discussion has resulted in an alleged disclosure that the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church in Pahnerston North have been defying the health regulations prohibiting the attendance of chilurcn under 16 at services. A tally taken on Sunday by a number of persons is alleged to have I shown that 130 children, obviously under that a2fe, were in t:ie building at one time. The health authorities have been informed, and it is understood that a prosecution is to take place. When a suggestion was made at the meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday, that the name of the Victoria wharf, Devonport, should be altered to "JJevonport Wharf," the chairman said that there was no question this was a suggestion in the right direction. The : Hon. K. \V. Alison thought that before i dealing with the matter, it should be ■referred to the Devonport Borough Council, because there may be an objection on the part of the residents of Devonport. I "Another case of a man appearing here once a week,' , remarked Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., when a debtor, who said he had eleven children, appeared at the Magistrate's Court on a summons to pay a debt of £23. The debtor, a man of robust physique, denied his liability for the debt, and said he could not pay it, even if he owed it. "If you saw my flannel ; you would get a shock," pleaded the debtor. "The only clothes I've got, are t lie one* on my back."' Under examination the debtor admitted that he was only keeping two of the children; the other nine were somewhere up north. A census of the livestock of the Dominion, as at January 1, 1924, has been published by the Government. It shows I that New Zealand then possessed 23,----j 770.770 sheep, 330.430 horses, 3,503,497 J cattle, and 414,271 pigs. At the meeting of the Harbour Board the chairman (Mr. 11. R. Mackenzie) remarked that the report published that a man had sustained a .broken leg through falling off a crane on one of the wharves was correct. A member said he understood that the accident happened while the man was approaching the wharf, whereupon Mr. Inder interjected: "Xo question of tripping over the waterfront railway, I hope?' , A letter accompanied by a photograph of the frnrne containing original letters written by Captain Cook -was received from Mr. K. R. Davis at yesterday's meeting of the Horbaur Board. Mr. Moss Davis was desirous of presenting the letters to the Harbour Hoard. It was decided to reply expressing thanks-and appreciation for thn jrift. A petition in bankruptcy has been ■ lolged with the Official Assignee by John Charles Kennedy and David Amos, trading under the name of the Advance Dairy Engineers and Sheet Metal- , worker?, Ponsonby. The first meeting • of creditors will take place on March