A DIFFERENCE.
Speaking in the Supreme Court at Auckland on behalf of two young Maoris from the North who had admitted breaking into a shop by night, their counsel, Mr Noble, made a comparison between tlie Maoris and the Scots, and quoted Lord Macaulay as having stated that only 2*50 qears ago to steal was not regarded as a disgrace among the Highlanders. As if to guard against misMr Noble added: “Of course, I am not saying that all Scotsmen are thieves.’’ rte was at once reminded by Mr Justice Herdman that “all Scotsmen are not Highlanders." Counsel went on to make Ins point that it takes a long time for a primitive race to progress belong its long-accustomed standards.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12428, 22 August 1933, Page 2
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120A DIFFERENCE. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12428, 22 August 1933, Page 2
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