UNIFORM ON PARADE.
UNDER the Defence Act it, is an offence for a territorial or a cadet to attend parade £ in other than the prescribed uniform, and ;; for this offence a senior cadet appeared) at ' the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. C. Culten, S.M. ■ Mr. Grundy appeared 4 for the defendant, and stated that the boy's father objected, for health reasons, ; to him wearing, the short pants of the |. cadet uniform. Sergeant-Major Page said p.; that au examination of the boy had found •: him to be perfectly fit. Addressing the } ; : : ; ; boy, : magistrate said that the risk :t; : . through "; wearing the garment was very . ■■ "Ml, and that it was a matter upon ;.:,-,.:which ho could act without deferring to his ■;<■■■ , father. Ho entered a conviction and or- ■■' ■" '-• dered < 16 defendant to Pay costs 7s. He ~; • ■ added that if the father continued in his ;;;; ;>.present attitude, as he ;said he would he ... , would order that proceedings b Q taken (against lnX . J-. * ■ u \
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15481, 12 December 1913, Page 8
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162UNIFORM ON PARADE. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15481, 12 December 1913, Page 8
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