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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 184, 6 May 1925, Page 9

V Maori on a recent morning wandered solemnly into the Wanganm police station (relates the Heiald ), and after gazing languidly around lie fastened his eyes on the watchhouse keeper and remarked: “I want to go to te gaol.” “What for?” queried the constable “do vou want to see someone' there?” “No. I want to go to gaol mvself.” “What’s the trouble? queried the constable. “Oh, yon know, I come before te Court te other day for te debt. It te principle you know, I no want to pay te money so now 1 want to go to tc gaol for te eight days or so.” " The constable soon put the Maori on the right track where he could obtain a warrant to go to the gaol cither with or without escort. w “I am sorry the Minister of Public Works has been unable to attend this gathering, and to see the excellent job made bv his workmen,” said Sir Janies Parr at' the Rangiriri Road celebration. “In Mr. Coates we have one of the best Public Works Ministers, and, in my opinion, the best this country has ever had. (Applause.) He is a man of determination an 1 action. He gets things done, and that is better than a lot of empty, unwarranted talk. . There is a new club known as the ‘Do it now club,’ and Mr. Coates is its president.”