TWO BOTTLES OF BEER
CHARGE AGAINST MAORI "NO SENSE OF HONOUR" [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT] TE AKOHA, Friday A charge of stealing two bottles of beer was preferred against Fred Ngawiki, a middle-aged Maori and a native interpreter, who appeared before Mr. F. W. Platts, S.M., in the To Aroha Magistrate's Court to-day. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Hopkinson, for accused, sought to show that when accused took the bottles he had no criminal intent, believing they had been left for him. The Magistrate: I cannot believe this witness, even on his oath. After making a written statement and then going back on his word, ho has no sense of honour. Accused had tried to escape punishment by deliberately lying, said the magistrate. He was chargccl with theft, yet it was difficult to see how he should bo punished. His conduct merited punishment. He would be struck off the list of interpreters, as it was quite clear that his word could not be trusted.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21716, 3 February 1934, Page 14
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