Education Dept Claim

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 22

Education Dept Claim

I.V Z. Press Association) OAMARU, February 5. ! An Oamaru man, Colin [George Dennison, was (held to bail of £1750 and iordered to appear in I Court on February 19 in • a civil claim heard before (Mr T. A. Ross, S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court (yesterday. The Education Department : claimed $1726.18, plus $4O (costs in respect of money • allegedly owing under the (terms of a studentship scheme • entered into by Mr Dennison. No plea was entered. The Magistrate was told : that Mr Dennison received a •studentship for five years and I under the terms of the bond was required to teach in New Zealand for five year's, or re(fund the salary paid. Mr J. H. Main, appearing for the Attorney-General, said the claim was issued under a writ of arrest, as it was understood Mr Dennison was due to leave for South America on March 22. Mr Dennison said he left New Zealand in May, 1966, on a three-year contract to teach at a church school in Buenos Aires. At present he • was on holiday in New Zeailand, but had entered into a •contract to teach in South (America for a further two years and intended to go

.'back next month. He planned • to return to New Zealand and • [hoped to teach here in this; . | country. '! He said he first received] > a claim for payment from the| I Education Department ini i 1966, but was completely un-l aware that the present proceedings were contemplated.! • In cross-examination by Mr i Main, Mr Dennison said he had not received any correspondence from the Department while overseas and did j t not consider himself at this > particular stage liable to pay- ’ ment of the claim from the , department. ; Mr E. T. Alty, counsel for Mr Dennison, said it was ' necessary to establish that II his client was about to leave • the country and that he ini Z

tended to evade payment of: (the sum claimed. The Magistrate said aj • prima facie case had been] (established and the right ( (course of action would be to; (admit Mr Dennison to bail of I ($1750, with an appearance in! (Court at a special fixture on! • the date set down.