MAGISTRATE’S COURT
TUESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) ESCAPE ALLEGED Harold Wheeler McAuley, a gardener, aged 38 years, was charged witli escaping from confinement in a detention camp for defaulters on April 28. He pleaded not guilty. He was remanded to appear o.i May 13. "Is this a properly gazetted camp?" asked the Magistrate. The acting-supervisor of the camp (Mr J. G. Greenwood) said that as far as lie knew the camp had been gazetted and authorised. It had been in operation for seven months. "I am airaid that that is not good enough,’’ said the Magistrate. He added fhet (he charge was the first of its kind, and he wished to be satisfied of certain facts. CIVIL CLAIMS (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) C. H. Adie was given possession of a tenement, by order of the Magistrate, from N. Barrett, the possession to take effect on or before Juno 18. An order for the possession of a tenement forthwith was given Elisabeth Alice Tlmperley against S. T. Adam. The plaintiff was also given judgment by default for the sum of £25 Gs sd. ' Judgment for the plaintiffs by default was given in the following claims:—Gilbert Clonhane v. D. Rennie, £25 4s Id; New Zealand Workers’ Umon v. R. Wilson and H. M. Wilson, £2(l.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23945, 12 May 1943, Page 4
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