UNABLE TO FIND HOUSE.
-*■ • ■■■ < 'W& : ■ FAMILY MAN'S DILEMMA. ' . v- - '• * ' The , difficulty of obtaining a house was stressed in the Magistrate's Court in Wellington by a defendant who was changed with failing to comply with an order for possession. "3?or the last six months," he said, "I've been searching the tow;s from end to end; if it's possible to get a house, I'll get out to-night." Counsel representing the owners sug- : f gested f that there ' were 1 ' plenty of .enpty §M -i.' houses at Moritai. The Magistrate, Mr. E. Page, S.M.: Well, what about Muritai? • Defendant said he had been there, and found that the rent was £2 6s. How could he pay that and keep his vrife and ; four children, when he was tearw&liJ3*?4^, 15s per e week. ?mMMMmlpsi i The magistrate adjourned the case s »*lpN' two months to enable defendant to • find *■ other premises. "I know it is veiy-diffi-I culty, but you will hs,ve to leave,"''/v. ,' ■ ■ | , 11 . ".' '".3 1 n 'T. IS wji S SI
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18678, 7 April 1924, Page 11
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168UNABLE TO FIND HOUSE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18678, 7 April 1924, Page 11
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