IT'S A WISE FATHER

NZ Truth, Issue 282, 19 November 1910, Page 7

IT'S A WISE FATHER

An Old Man's Plight. •John Reid is a gentleman of fifty year^i ,q£. age, against whom there is .ah 'order of the Court calling on him td pay a .weekly sum towards the support of two children who are m injcUistrial schools. One of tihe children is' over 15 years of age, and on Octojjer'2o John was. ln arrears to the amount of £i 9 12s. John appeared before Magistrate Widdowson last Saturday morning and applied to . have these arrears remitted and to Wye the order 1 quashed, .^bje S:M. asked; Are you the father of these children ? >dohn : I mairried the mother o! tb# children/ The fcJ.M. : Then you're the- stepfather pf them ? John : No, not quite that. il&e S.M. : Well, what relation" are *you.?; -. ■.■ Sub-Inspector. Pbair : Were you living with the > woman when the children were born ? John :-. No ■; I was married to her. •The S.M. : Tell us the exaotv position. ■ , John ; 1 was married to the mother; but the children are not mine. I could say who the father is. They can't be my. children. . ■ The S.M, •:• That's enough about $hat. For the purposes of this case .they are your childrea. How do you make your living ? ... ", 3ohn : : I get ohiari table aid. loan '-t 1 do. any work. . The J&vM. : Where is your wifle ? John ; She is living m Noritji-East Valley with another man. ! Sub-Inspector : And you live m loggings ? 'John: Wellj I live with a lady m Maclaggan-street. ; .TOti^ arrears were remitted -and the order quashed as prayed.