An amusing incident (says the “Poverty Bay Herald”) occurred during the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Awanui last week. A native named Henare Peti brought a letter to the Magistrate written* by a Justice of the Peace, stating he (Henare) would like to be prohibited. The Magistrate, after making inquiries, said, “All right, Henare.” Henare replied. “Yes, thank you, but I do not know at all what it is all about. I do not know what is in the letter.” The contents of the note were explained to him amidst much laughter, in which be joined, and then soberly remarked. “I suppose it is best ■that the order should go. I agree, but I would like to have the rest of the day to finish up.” But the Magistrate was inexorable, and the order was made to take effect immediately.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3785, 6 July 1899, Page 6
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