“Natives must understand that they are living under the* same criminal law as the pakeha,”' said the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday, when George Eketone, aged 31. a Kawh'a Maori (Mr J. F. Strong), appeared for sentence for carnally knowing a girl of 14 years. His Honor said native custom could not be allowed to over-ride the law. Some arrangement should be made to en sure that the prisoner and the g*l should live 100 miles apart. The ca/ie was one for the Child Welfare Department, whose duty it was to see that the law should be obeyed. Counsel was asked by His Honor to make some arrangement so that imprisonment for tfie prisoner might be avoided by ensuring his separation from the girl. The prisoner was further remained until Friday for sentence.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4046, 11 May 1938, Page 6
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