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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8362, 28 July 1920, Page 3

“You are under a misapprehension as to the purposes of this Court,” remarked Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., in Auckland a few days ago, when a couple of creditors had done talking regarding the sins of a debtor. His Worship said this was not a Court for punishment as in criminal cases. One creditor (reports the “Star”) said the debtor won £7OO in Tattersall’s sweep, bought a motor car, got tyres on credit, and subsequently sold the

vehicle. “I would like to fix him up,” he added, “I have met him on several racecourses. ” Mr Cutten remarked dryly: “No doubt you would, seeing you must have been ! there yourself. ’ ’ Another creditor said: “The worst that could be done ' for him would be too good.” Later, Mr Cutten said, in another ease, lie could not make an order when a man’s earnings-showed it could not be effective, and which might be used as a weapon.