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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 4 January 1923, Page 8

When there is trouble of any sort anywhere, or where assistance 'is required for most purposes, the police are immediately called unon as a matter ot course to give that assistance, but, as Inspector Hutton nointed out Eo a Poverty Bay Herald "representative, when it comes to a settling U p o t expenses incurred in rendering "that assistance, in many cases the nersons benefiting by the police action decline to pay. A case occurred some time ago m the Bay of Plenty, when the poace were informed that a man's life was ( m danger through the engine of Im launch breaking down. The launch was drifting m among the rocks and breakers, and it was only ,thr,6ueh assistance organised by the oolice that tae man s life was saved. Yet when an account for certain police expenses was (presented the man, and subseouetly a relative, declined to do anvthfto- As -no imprest account is provided by the lohce Department for meeting * such cases, it often happens that such expense falls upon the individual memoars ot the force responsible. There was also a case close "to Gisborne recently m which prompt police action piohably saved a man's life, yet "the police expenses incurred thereby remain unpaid. In cases where a person is unable to pay it i s a matter for the charitable aid authorities to meet the account, but when the persons concerned or close relatives have the means the accounts are not recognised by the charitable aid bodies, and the expense falls noon the nolice. In some instances these exnenses are very heavy, as is evidenced by the fact that tae cost of getting a man recently from a remote part of his police district to the hospital was £36. m? fetors nave very curious metaods of exercising the franchise and the othcial count of votes in the Awktend Central electorate has rev-aied soma strangely marked ballot pa ocrs (says the Herald).. One voter siru-k out the two top lines of printed directions on the electoral paper, while another struck out the two bottom lines of directions. Another election went so far as to cross out the two top lines and the two bottom lines of the directions. One voting p-oper bore this remarkable inscription: "Refused to vote. I wiil vote for Jesus Christ." ENJOY LIFE WITH "STEVENS." Keep young When you are young— feel young when you are old" C»ke Stevens' Health Solt first thing in the morning! Your chemist or grocer sell* "Stevens." 2s fid a bottle.—Adrt. I Jules "Verne's "Clipper of the Clouds" was ridiculed thirty years ago, but modern inventors h.-no demonstrated the soundness of tie great Frenchman's theory and made fortunes for their pains. If you have an idea that could be applied in improving machinery or appliances, consult us.— Honry Hughes, Ltd.. Patent Attorneys, lf>7 Featherston St.. Wellington!— Advt. Barraclough' "s Magic Nervine vStops Toothache, ls 6d everywhere.—Advt.