WOULD NOT SEEK WORK
HIS U S NION FORBADE HIM
MAINTENANCE DEFAULTER GAOLED
(By Telefrraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, 30th Jan. Because, he rofused to apply for work, Arthur David Laurenson, a slaughterman, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Mr. H. P. Lawry, 8.M., in the Maintenance Court to-day. Laurenson was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order, and it was stated that he had neglected an opportunity to apply for work. The defendant said he would not ask for work because his union forbade him to do so.
The Magistrate warned him that he was liable to six mpnths' imprisonment, but he repeated his refusal to seek work. Laurenson was thereupon sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the issue of the warrant being suspended for one- week.
People's Auction Mart ore selling in the mart at 2 p.m. to-morrow furniture removed from Pirie street for convenience o£ sale.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19330131.2.114
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 25, 31 January 1933, Page 9
Word Count
147WOULD NOT SEEK WORK Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 25, 31 January 1933, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in