A WOMAN'S CHILDREN.
HEAVY BURDEN ON STATE. 'By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CIIRISTCHURCII, Wediesday. Coming to the conclusion that a woman's children will, by the time they are all in a position to support themselves, have cost Ihe State Education Department, through Ihe police, proceeded against a mother in Ihe Magistrate's Court this morning to obtain an order against her, lo be paid from a legacy which Ihe. woman is lo receive al some future date, lo pay the cost of their present maintenance. Mr 11.- A. Young, S.M., was on the Bench. The Magistrate said that defendant's children would haye cost the Stale about, £ISOO by the lime they were self-supporting. He thought that some of the money coming to her should be ear-marked so thai Ihe children would not continue lo he a' burden on Ihe public purse. An order was made that the defendant should pay n Is each for tin' maintenance of two children and lis a week for a third, a total of £'i i::s. The Magistrate said that he did nut expect ili.il, defendant should pav llic charges at present, bul the arrears could be deducted from her legacy when il came lo her.
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Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16813, 3 June 1926, Page 5
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198A WOMAN'S CHILDREN. Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16813, 3 June 1926, Page 5
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