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Southland Times, Issue 20523, 27 June 1928, Page 11

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SOLICITOR’S OFFENCE. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, June 25. At the Supreme Court a sentence of three years’ reformative detention, to be concurrent with the term he is now serving, was imposed on the solicitor, John Henry Victor Mansill, by Mr Justice MacGregor, on a charge of forging a memorandum of mortgage for £6OO and causing it to be acted upon as genuine. Mansill is at present serving a sentence of four years’ reformative detention. It was stated that this forgery was one of those acts incidental to the misappropriation for which Mansill had previously been tried and sentenced. Mr V. Meredith, Crown Solicitor, said the real reason for the charge was to assist a civil action for the removal of a transfer from the register. His Honour said that had this charge been brought before Mr Justice Blair when the other charges were, he thought the sentence would have been heavier. COURT OF APPEAL CONSIDERS CASE. Wellington, June 25. The Court of Appeal commenced its session this mSrning and in the absence of the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Skerrett, who is still confined to hospital, Sir William Sim, Acting-Chief Justice, presided. The other judges in attendance were Mr Justice Reed, Mr Justice Ostler, Mr Justice Blair, and Mr Justice Smith. The Court granted the application to .strike John Henry Victor Mansill of Auckland off the roll of practising solicitors. Attention was drawn to the fact that Mansill had recently pleaded guilty to several charges of theft and one of forgery. Mr A. R. Meek appeared for the Auckland Law Society which was allowed £l5 15/costs.