LAW REPORTS.
, I a SUPREME COURT. £ MAORI ADMITS CATTLE THEFTS. c e SENT TO INYER-CAKGILL. a j The. Chief Justice had before Mm 0 on Saturday morning a young Maori r named Minima Waiuonga, who had 1 pleaded guilty at Ilawcra to a charge of cattle stealing, Mr. H H. Ostlc-r appeared on behalf of tho Crown. Prisoner expressed regret at having ,5 committed tho crinio, and toid lids .V Honour that ho luul stolon, tihe cattlo ' only because kis people had turned him 0 o'jt, and 'ho wanted to get to Auoky land. !- His Honour remarked on the fact .", that Wa-inonga had served a term of s eighteen months' imprisonment in 0 Auckland, and had also boon imprisoned d at New- Plymouth. He had not long 11 been out of gaol, and was now liable to e receive- am 1 indeterminate sentence. >■ The probation 'officer, Mr. Miiling--0 ton., ineaitioned that, during the tinio '- he mas in New Plymoutih, Wainonga d hud beon in his custody, and wais a good '- prisoner. u His Honour decided to eend tho " young maai to Inverca.rgiU Gaol, and g sentenced him to iiine months' iniprtsi- 'onmeiiit.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 853, 27 June 1910, Page 9
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192LAW REPORTS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 853, 27 June 1910, Page 9
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