LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 19 October 1907, Page 8

LAW REPORTS.

SUPREME COURT. His Honour Mr. Justice Cooper took his seat at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. FORGERY AND UTTERING. Haro (Harry) Tairei, who had plcadec guilty in tho Lower Court to forgery anc uttering at Wanganui, was set forward. Mr. Dean asked that the provisions of the First Offenders' Probation Act bo extendec to prisoner, who was, ho said, a hard-workinj young nian with a wife and two children do pendent on him. The circumstances attending the commission of tho offence wero thai the prisoner, who was on his way to Waitotara, whore his wife's relatives lived, stayei for a time in Wanganui, where he had a nun. her of drinks witli a fellow-native. It wai hard to understand why ho committed lh< offence, seeing that he had money in tin bank at Taihape. Prisoner tendered tin forged cheque, which he took from his owi book, at a store, receiving in return tw< rugs and £4 18s. in cash. He now wishec to make reparation forthwith. In conclu sion, counsel pointed out that tho police re port was favourable. . . Mr. Myers (Crown Prosecutor) said it wa quite correct that prisoner bore a good re putation in the district in which he resided. His Honour pointed out that, there wer cases of forgery in which. he had admitte prisoners to probation with the most satis factory results. Twelve months ago, lenieno, was extended to a young man who had bee guilty of tho offence under somewhat simila circumstances. Letters which he had ie contly received showed that the young ma was leading a thoroughly upright lifo, an was truly reformed. In the present caso i was inexplicable why prisoner had committo the offence. • At the time of its commission he was not so far under the influence _ o liquor that he did not know he was doin| wrong. Previously, he had borne an irre proachable character. In the interests o tho young man and of those of his race h wished to save him from becoming a crimina Ho would admit him to probation for period of two years on condition that ho n funded the amount which he had obtained-b unlawful means from tho storekeeper, _an paid the costs of the prosecution forthwith. / IN CHAMBERS/ His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robei Stout) held a sitting in Chambers yesterda morning. On the application of Mr. Hinc marsh, probate of the will of Frances Elizs beth Bentley was granted; and, on the ai plication of the Public Trustee, probate of th wills of John' Bllson Brown and Williai Digby Harrod'were granted; also letters o administration in respect of the estate c John Richardson Gunner. , So far, ho. cases have been set down fo hearing to-day.