PURSUIT OF A NOTE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 176, 25 June 1938, Page 8

PURSUIT OF A NOTE

/ MISTAKEN DENOMINATION. Per Press Association. . HAMILTON, June, 24. A dash to Auckland in pursuit of her son who was on his honeymoon, and to whom she had given a £6O note in mistake for a 10s note, was made this week by ia Hamilton lady. When she arrived in Auckland the lady found that her son, not realising the denomination of the note, had given it to the minister in Hamilton after the wedding, having mistaken it for 10s. The £SO note passed through the hands of several people in Hamilton until it reached a tradesman who, on making up his cash, saw that he had a £SO note and handed it to the Hamilton police. They were able to trace the note to the owner. The lady had cashed a cheque at a Hamilton bank and had received the £SO note. She handed it on as 10s when giving change of a £5 note to her son. The son gave the note to the minister who married him, and later the minister handed it to his gardener, receiving 5s change, and thinking he was paying the gardener 5s for liis services. The gardener purchased provisions from a tradesman, giving the £SO note over the counter as 10s. The bank informed the police of the identity of the lady who cashed the cheque. By this time the lady had discovered her mistake, and had hurried-to Auckland in pursuit of th 6 couple on their honeymoon.