ILLEGITIMATE FAMILY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3832, 23 August 1927, Page 36

ILLEGITIMATE FAMILY.

Tlie following appeared in our second edition of last week.

A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY

AUCKLAND, August 16. •■This is the man with all the illegitimate children scattered over various puts of New Zealand,” said Mr Bryce Hart at the Police Court this morning. "Oh, is he?” said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., as he’eved Christopher Thomas Morris, aired 45* who stood near his counsel, Mr Mart. Mr Hart explained that Morns was applying for a variation of a maintenance order made against him in favour of his wife. Since the matter was last before Mr W. R. M’Kean, S.M., at the Police Court, when it was adjourned until to-day, Morris had been served with divorce papers by his wife. “According to the book here on my desk this is a matter of his being in arrears to the extent of £79 in connection with a maintenace order,’’ said the Magistrate. Mr Hart pointed out that Mr M’Kean had struck that out. Morris was now applying for a variation of another order, as he had no earthly chance of keeping it up. "He is £202 in arrears for illegitimate children in Christchurch, and he has four up here to keep. There are no children by his wife.” "And he has deserted two women?” asked Mr Hunt. Morris: Oh, no, sir. I never desert them. Mr Hunt: He’s got so many children all over the country that he forgets them all. and just where he stands. Mr Hart: He has seven. I told him before that he should keep a diary, sir.— (Laughter.) Mr Hunt cancelled the order for the maintenance of Morris's wife.