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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 137, 2 August 1911, Page 6

A judgment debtor made some surprising statements at the Auckland S.M. (Joint last week. The debt was for medical attendance, and ho told the Magistrate that lie was a barman, hut had been out of work since December, “Why can’t you get work?” asked Mr. Kettle. “Because 1 am iu arrears to the union.” “Do you mean to say that because you owe money to the union you cannot obtain work?” “That’s so, sir; I owe £1 16s, and 1 have seen and asked Mr. Long, the secretary, to put me on the books, but lie refused until 1 paid up.”_ Mr. Kettle: “It scorns to me incredible.” Mr. Skelton, the solicitor to the union, who was present in the Court, informed the .Magistrate that it was a rule of the union not to put a man on the hooks if lie was in arrears. However, if the debtor had put in an application in writing it would have been brought before a meeting and considered. Eventually, Mr. Skelton said he would ho happy to bring the matter before the committee. The debtor further told the Bench that he had a wife and two children, and his only source ol income was 32s a week from lotting rooms. Out of tins £1 a week had to ho deducted for rent. Once, in the old days of Now South Wales, a marine approached Governor King, and asked him for a grant of laud. “You have been a marine?” asked Governor King. “Yes, may it please your Excellency.” “Can you go through your manual exercises?” “Yes, may it please your Excellency.” “Then, stand at case,” said Governor King. The marine so stood. “Shoulder arm:,,” and “right about face,” followed, and finally “Quick march.” The marine went straight on, down the gravel path. In at Ins door again rent Governor King: it is not stated w .ion the marine realised that it was no use waiting for a further order. But ho got a bigger grant in the end. so tl 10 story goes, lor the Governor’s little joke. This story occurred in part of a paper by the principal librarian of the Sydney Free Public Tdbrarv fMr. F. M. Bladen, 1* .R.G.S.). road before the Australian Historical Society.