BULLIVANT BABY.

NZ Truth, Issue 106, 29 June 1907, Page 6

BULLIVANT BABY.

Pays Up £50 to Settle.

It very frequently happens that the father of an illegitimate ; child gets heartily sick of always paying up 7s 6d on a court order, , and compounds for a certain sum, getting, rid of the' unpleasant liability, right away. 0£ course if he splices the girl it's all Correct at any time. There was a case mentioned at 'the Ohristchureh Police Court thjs week when the matter of ;Mimro versus Claude Bullivaht was mentioned. Bullivant, who is a well kno^n swimmer, has been paying the usual sum for two years, and Mr. I.eaiham told the "S?inch that' he proposed^ to pay £50 down.: The, girl',, WaSj -..•qjiite agreeable. ' \ r ' ',;■*' The S.M.^ wanted to tnowTwhat was going to be done with the ' -orioney. ' Counsel :r .The, girl is* a-bou^ . \ to be married. . . ■-. .\ :: x /: } " The g.M. : I thii\k t^e money should be tied up for 'the bene,|St of the child. I would treat this on the same terms as an adoption order. You can draw it m periodical payments. .. •■.-■_ \ ■;/ =_• .-■..■' Counsel said that* theY girl's proposed , husband objected to' her calling at the Magistrate's.' Court . = for payments. The S.M. said f it wasn't' io r the child's benefit for a lump sum to be paid ; a man might want to marry a woman on account of £50. Counsel said there was no sugges-, tiott of anything like that m i-he cafe.' ' . ' ' . - Eventually it 1 was decided to allows the case to- stand- over; for- the present.