Offered Shilling

NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 7

Offered Shilling

The male defendant accepted this suggestion, and offered his .. bob, although he was out of employment. Lawyer Beaufoy maintained that the girls, however, should not be asked even for 1/'- a week. The one he appeared for earned 37/6 a week, out of which she paid 22/6 for board, 3/- to 5/- a week • for bus fares, and 2/6 a week off a dentist's bill leaving her 8/a week for herself. - .: Magistrate Levvey adjourned the case against Harold Cole for a month, and said he considered it would be wrong to make an order against the girls. To dp, so would only be tempt-, ing them to earn 'money ' dishonestly. The informations would be dismissed m the meantime, uad the Department could bring the "matter up again later If it desired.

The police ' officer remarked that it would do that, all; right— it was pretty good at seeking orders. " .