TWO DAYS IN JAIL
Man Who Stoic Flowers From Auckland Domain
By Telegraph—Press Association
AUCKLAND, December 9.
•■There is so much thieving of plants and Howers in parks and reserves that sometimes gardeners have to be detailed to watch.” said Sub-Inspector Fox in the .Magistrates’ Court when George’ Brown pleaded guilty to a charge ot stealing live plants, valued-at 0/-, the properly of'the Auckland City Council. “In ibis case t wo men were on special duly in the Auckland Domain last. Sunday and they saw defendant take some chrysanthemum slips from a box,” said Sub-Inspector Box. "When they approached him he produced the slips from beneath his coat. Those in charge of the gardens were given considerable trouble because of thieving, said Sub-Inspector Fox. “I take it that the stealing of Howers from parks is prevalent and seldom dejected.” said the magistrate, .Mr. C. It. Orr-Walker. "I cannot accept defendant's statement that he thought they were useless. This will show that people cirnnot thieve from public ga-r--dens,” added the magistrate in imposing a sentence of IS hours' imprisonment with hard labour.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 12
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