“GIVEN A ROUGH TIME”
SEAMAN S DESERTION FROM VESSEL “GOING BLIND.’* Yesterday at the Magistrate's Court Alleu Douglae Gordon stepped into the dock to face a charge of unlawfully deserting from s.s. Kia Ora, while being a duly articled seaman. Inspector Cummings stated that Gordon had detierted from the vessel in March last. Through his desertion the \essel was held up from six o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock, and expense* had been incurred up to the amount of £5 14s. After he deserted From the vessel, accused had gone to Hawkeks Bay to go on a sheep farm, but tiring of that ne joined the Moeraki end made one trip on her. On the vessel’s arrival here accused was arrestedand charged with desertion. Asked if he had anything to i*ay, accused said that he was going blind, ar.d hi*d been given at “rough time” by the crew. His Worship (Mr E. Page, S.M.): Is pnv money owing to vou?—Yes, sir. £2O. His Worship decided to make an order for £5 14s expenses, to be paid out of what was owing to accused.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11654, 19 October 1923, Page 5
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