Sustenance Frauds
A WANGANUI CASE WANGANUI, Oct. 5Leonard Isitt Whiteside, aged 60, admitted making three false declarations of his earnings for the purpose of obtaining sustenance. In one instance he earned £5 14s lid privately and received £1 12s sustenance.
The Magistrate, Mr. J. H. Salmon, said he had discovered that thero was a good deal of abuse of sustenance. He considered the only proper way to deal with offenders was to mako it unprofitable to make false declarations. On each charge the defendant was fined £2 and costs 10s.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 237, 7 October 1936, Page 13
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90Sustenance Frauds Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 237, 7 October 1936, Page 13
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