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Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 30

Ratana’s boycott of Wanganui institutions has not extended to the local court (states - rthe Chronicle). -...Although his disciples .no longer purchase, luxuries and necessaries rirom Wanganui business men, they still patronise the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court, and for a long period the other day the bench was occupied with the rather tedious evidence, tended by Ratana Natives on various claims. “I wish .Ratana would take this business to Marton, along with the rest of it,” said onq of those engaged in . the proceedings. . Persistency does not always. bring the desired results, even ; in the case of a counsel cross-examining a witness (remarks the Gisborne Times). ? The other day counsel was persistently’.' heckling a witness in regard to past bopkniaking episodes. Several piotests' were ’made but they s had/no effect till the 'witness' retorted : “‘I jlon’t , know w‘hy, you keej? touching on that./. ”You‘ got Well' paid'- fdr. 'defending 'iihd* ori© "timfe I’ Counsel sat 4