MAGISTERIAL REBUKE.
PAHIATUA, July 1. When a penalty of £4 was announced by the magistrate for exposing Uce-lnfected sheep for sale, one of the defendants at the back of the court uttered a low whistle as an expression of his consternation or surprise at the amount. The magistrate happened to hear this, and told the defendant to stand up. “When you come Into this court/' said Mr Mowlem, “you are supposed to behave yourself and not make any remarks whatever. You may consider the penalty stiff, but I do not. See your stuff Is clean and then you will not be tempted to make any remarks, rude or otherwise/’
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Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 16
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109MAGISTERIAL REBUKE. Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 16
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