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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 77, 10 March 1931, Page 4

Whangamomona's Nurse The Stratford Hospital Board at to-day's meeting dealt with 21 applications for the position of nurse under the Whangainomona Medical Association, and it was resolved to submit two names, recommending one, to the association for selection.

Judgment Summons Order Iu a judgment summons case at the Stratford Court yesterday, Charles Carr was ordered by Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., to pay R. G. Watson the sum of £3O Is 4d, in default a month's imprisonment.

Manaia Burglary Pleading guilty in the Hawera Police Court yesterday to the breaking and entering of two Manaia houses involving the theft of £4 from Alfred Franklin on the night of February 14, and £2 from Grace Aitken about the middle of January, Wilfred E. W. Sutton, a painter, was committed to the Supreme Court at Wellington for sentence by Messrs. E. Dixon,

Alleged Child Slavery An alleged case of child slavery was mentioned at the meeting of the Stratford Hospital Board to-day. It ■was stated that a boy of nine years of age engaged on a milk run had to commence work at 3 a.m. daily and after doing his. rounds attend school without an interval for a meal until noon. It was resolved that the Welfare Officer majke inquiries into the matter.

Marrying Age An interesting; analysis of the marrying ages is given in the latest official "Year Bowk." Of the 21,934 persons married in 15)29, 2,434, or 11 per cent., were under 21 years of age; 7,363, or 84 per cent., were returned as 21 aaid under 25; 6,562, or 30 per cent., «s 25 and under 30; 3,669, or 16 pep- cent., as 30 and under 40; and 1,906, or 9 per cent., as 40 years of agie or over.

As She is Spok|'i The following, received by a Stratford business tuouse from a Maori, endeavours to spfeak for itself: —"I am writing you this few line of letters Just to let you know That lam working at Road. I am going to try and Paid this Account that we has to pay. DJon't be to hard to Me I try to send'you £2 every two week. I only working four day in a week at 12s 6d Per Day. Wishing to have a fine Day.—Yours truiiy, "