CHARGE AGAINST FARMERS
NO KNOWLEDGE OF BOOKS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PUKEKOHE, this day. Pointed comment concerning the book-keeping knowledge of the average fanner was made by Mr. F. H. Levieu in the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court yesterday, when a farmer appeared on a judgment summons. "I have never had a proper statement of receipts and expenditure from a farmer during the whole of my 18 j ears' experience," declared Mr. Levicn. "This man is no different from the others I have met. They do not seem to understand the meaning of the words 'receipt' and 'expenditure.'" Addressing the debtor the magistrate advised him to start keeping books. "You may want them later on for mortgagors' relief purposes," added Mr. Levien. The debtor said he had five children, the eldest of whom was 13. The farm was £700 in arrears and 40 per cent of the factory cheques went to the Government Lands Department. Only £4 10/ a month was left to keep the family. The magistrate refused to make an order against the debtor.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 76, 30 March 1935, Page 10
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