IMITATING A “BLUEY.”

Southland Times, Issue 14505, 25 August 1910, Page 6

IMITATING A “BLUEY.”

A LEGAL OPEENCE. At the Police I'oiui yesterday mornink << member of a business iirm was charged tlmt lie had sent to a debtor a document which was likely by reason of Us wording and appearance i<, cause any person ignorant ot law lo believe contrary to tact that such document had a 1.. effect as a preliminary to leyal proceedings. The document produced was printed on bine paper alter lie' s I \ e • of a * ’on r i summons, and int I mat i ny, that if tie- debt v.ere not paid at one- tie- ease would le 0,1 1 led on a I t '..lift villlin ten .la \ . •• 1| looks a bit siarllinp,. o-r lajo I■, ." was li i o Mayis! rale's coinmeni on the dur.i nielli produced. I>c|celi\e I'a/oeloo pointed out that to send mil such a do outie ail was a breach of seel ion la, soli section I of •'The Police llllejo.es Act.” Tlie facts were lhal the document was 1., one of the drawers in defendant's oh lire. II had apparently thy the dale on ill been prinled close on iw’cnly years ayo, Dofemlan! was ii;i\ iny some ditlieulty colleetinfC a debt, ami he used Hie document as a. final notice, not knowing it was any breach of the law to do so. it was the first case of the kind in Southland. liefendam said that the facts were as staled, and the .Magistrate indicted a line of ibs and 7s costs. The employe' who had delieycred Ihe notice to the debtor was lined lOs and 7s costs for so doiny', liefend.mt mentioned that lecipienl knew perfectly well that U was only a noticu-