“SHOULD BE DEPORTED.”

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 45, 22 January 1926, Page 2

“SHOULD BE DEPORTED.”

A DEFECTIVE DALMATIAN

PROBLEM TO THE POLICE.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 21. Anthony Vella (48), has always been a problem for tho Auckland police. Merely a vagrant with no criminal tendencies, whenever he makes his appearance before the Polico Court there is always a conference between Bench and polico as to tho best way to deal with him. When Vella appeared beforo Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., at the Police. Court this morning for sentcnco on a charge of being au idlo and disorderly person, with insufficient lawful visiblo means of support, Sergeant Calwell told tho magistrate tlia(t it was difficult to know just what to do with Vella. The sergeant added that the leading Dalmatian citizens of Auckland .had been seen, but had stated that they could not do anything for Vella, their fellow countryman. His relatives wero wealthy peoplo and everybody had done their best to assist him, but their efforts were fruitless.

Mr Poynton: He’s a defective and is only a burden on the country. Ho should really be deported. Sergeant Calwell: Tho other Dalmatians say that they would do something for Vella, but they consider that it is his relatives’ place to help him. Of courso Vella lias been convicted of vagrancy boforo. Remarking that Vella presented a problem, tho magistrate sentenced him to .imprisonment at Mount Eden for three months.