FAILURE ON PROBATION.
REFUSED TO ACCEPT POSITION "NOT GOING TO BE A SLAVE FOR ANYBODY." | YOUNG MAX SENT TO GAOL. "This young man is one of the few who are failures on probation," was how Mr. W. J. Campbell introduced William James Smith (25) to the notice of Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Police Court this morning. Smith pleaded guilty to charges of stealing lead piping valued at £1 10/ and failing to comply with the terms and conditions of his release on probation. The probation officer explained that the theft charge was the original chargeSmith was admitted to two years' probation on November 4, 1927, and ordered to make restitution. "He has not worked for IS months, in fact he won't work," added Mr. Campbell. "I got him a job in the country but he told me he is not going to be a slave for anybody. He has not made restitution." "Well, he will get six months' imprisonment now," said Mr. Hunt. "Three months en each charge, cumulative."
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 102, 2 May 1929, Page 10
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