Paeroa Notes.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9028, 28 March 1898, Page 2

Paeroa Notes.

Paeroa, March 26. The tender of J, Hollo way has been accepted for the erection of a Wesleyan. Church at Waihi, the contract price being £273. ! The overcrowded state of the Paeroa School may be judged from the fact that ou Thursday last the attendance was 280, and in Mr Sullivan's room the number of scholars was 93. The Waihi Miner is responsible for the following:—Mr E. Bane, who took the gate privileges at the Paeroa races, lost about £20 by the transaction. We understand that £25 worth of complimentary tickets were issued. A number of persons also got free passes by breaking into the saddling paddock, and thus materially reduced Mr Bain's takings. iA YOUTHFUL BUKGLAR. At the Police Court a boy named JosephJMorrisey was charged, on the information of Constable Moore, wUh stealing a Geneva watch and a silver chain, valued at £5, the property of J. T. Law, of Wharekiraupanga, being an indictable offence. Sergeant Bronnan conducted the case for the police. Accused, whs was only a boy aj> parently about 15, elected to be dealt with summarily, J. T. Law gave evidence to the effect that on returning from his work on the 23rd March, be found his watch gone, but found four books that he had lent to the accused, on hia bed. He informed Constable Moore of the occurrence, and they hunted up accused, whom they found at the Cross sitting on a truck. Accused bad the watch and chain in his waistcoat pocket. He said, "I took the watch, but if you let me off I will give you all the money in my possession." Constable Moore also gave evidence of the accused's arrest. Accused, in reply to the Bench, said he took the watch because he .wished to get back to New South Wales. The police said nothing was known of. accused's previous conduct as he had only been here a few months. Accused said he was only 13 years of age and that he came from Alexandra, a suburb of Sydney. The Bench in convicting the boy said that he and others must remember that in whares and tents the fastenings could only be very temporary. Dwellers in them must be protected. At thirteen years of age he had rendered himself liable to three months imprisonment with ha d labour. This time, however, he would be discharged, and the Bench hoped it would be a caution to him.