PLEA FOR JUSTICE
-Tho following is:aj copy'of'a'letter sent to Dr McArthur, S.M., by a son who wishes to get justice for his mother, th» latter having been a party, to - a easo recently heard in the Magistrate's Court:— To tho Madgcst Upper Hutt Cort ’ ; '■' Dear sir I wish to rcmoinher to you a, little of the transection between, Alf .— — and has wife towards the Hcsepects that he as for has poor oid mobier in getting his stepfather to work for “aim and Boh ing: him ,baro face’ot his wages after he as work ‘for it and Earnt it he will pay no one and his wile makes the Bullets for him, to fire them this is a custom thing of his he as had X<obeft -~—’.that, is-hi« stepfather to my Knowledge cutting cariuJpdles for the Upper Hutt convent. also hiding Holders for -Mr jack the council and as never payed him one penny and carting .sand for tne Trentiun Bace-causs and has never paid him but goes and catch old-wild Bihies goat? witch belong-to', the grouadgrahts and takes them .to his mother then when it come arround that he as' to hay his stepfather’ his wages he make up a. bill charges so much a head for wild Billies Goats some of 'those ’animals he has brought killed and dress Bar their , hind le -s and sold ihera to his poor old mother as lambs ‘Mr Alf ‘he 'hasont nevei ownetl a sheep nor a - lamb in his life wbaro is he getting the lambs from , that he-can-killed them and sell-thera to hi? mother and-make out-a bill for them and also wild pigs lie catches-ih the .bush and takes .the Offcroone of them down - to hio mother and fives them t£> her. that no man would-; feed his -dog on and make up a bill: for that this is a point tnat he -lus Irving to work on his pcor old mother which is of 76 years of age the sam point he has often tried to get on. his poor o.d father who is dead and in Jus crave Dear sir I fed sure that when you hare read mv letter that you will see that my pool old mother will get justice and paid -her honest rights I remains your > • Truly -Mr Upper "Unit the -' - ‘loving son of Mieses —“
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7444, 19 May 1911, Page 1
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391PLEA FOR JUSTICE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7444, 19 May 1911, Page 1
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