WAYWARD WAGGERS.

NZ Truth, Issue 251, 16 April 1910, Page 7

WAYWARD WAGGERS.

A Couple of Corkers.

At the Dunedin Police Court on April 9 there wasn't much doing, so a couple of- truancy cases were- beard, apparently to fill up. In one case it was shown, that a lad of eleven ~ -couldn't be con- 1 trolled by bis .patents. His fattier said that he appeared to->,"go dilly," and it was shown that m, addition to playing the wag from school', he was m the hatbjhb . of begging m the streets at all hours of tbe. ntgatu It was mentioned that other boys m the family nad an -a version to going to school, and ' that the home surroundings weren't conducive to the children's welfare. , Magistrate Widdowson. said the best thing that couM be done was to report the, matter to the police, who had now;po^er to "take steps. „, „ . In tne other case, a woman was, charged with failing to send a young RirL toj school, and here again want of control was pleaded, x Mr Hawkins put the mother m the box, and she swore that she could probably control' the child 'except for its grandmother. She would 'tell the. child to do things and the grandmother would persuade her not to. When the mother got out of the box, Truancy Inspector Ryan .said that. the, grandmother said it was the mother 1 who .was contrary. ■ - Mr Hawkins : You heard the mot&er swear it was the grandmother. "• Mr Ryan : Yes ; bat I!d sooner believe the grandmother. , '" .', In both cases fines of 2s were imposed, both defendants being- in fairly poor circumstances.