IMPRISONMENT FOR THEFT.
MAORI AT TE PUKE.
[BY. TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.} " - ■- TE PUKE. Wednesday. : A native, Te Rangihiroa, who was arrested yesterday on two charges ■" of theft, was brought before Messrs. ; Lally and Cuff, J.P.'s, this afternoon. , Mr. Ralfe, ; for accused, pleaded guilty, and asked for ■ leniency on the ground that the native was drunk. Constable j Garvey, who prosecuted, said there had bflfen numerous cases of theft in the district. A sentence of three months', imprisonment was ; imposed oh; each «charge, the sentences to be concurrent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18709, 15 May 1924, Page 9
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