Jottings On Australia With Remarks On the California Route to New York And Live
Jottings On Australia With Remarks On the California Route to New York And Live
William Clare Taylor
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147 Equity, and Criminal Courts being all in this building) also Attorney-General's Office, &c. , &c. Outside is an ornamental fountain of ironwork, painted bronze colour, with lamp at the top, which burns kerosene. Prisoners for minor offences were engaged in cutting very close the Indian couch grass in the lawn outside, with sheaf knives, a slow process, but helped to pass away their time. The police room is rather small. The magistrate, Mr. Montgomery, an elderly Scotchman, with lavender kid... gloves On. The Government inter- preter, an intelligent^ good-looking young man, speaking Kanaka, French, German, and English, was present. The first case was a charge of drunkenness against an Esquimaux sailor. Quickly disposed of. Magistrate : " Were you drunk?" Esquimaux, speaking loudly, in E&glish, " Yes, drunk, sir. " Fined five dollars, and paid immediately. A case of "burglary" was tlien called on, a native being charged with breaking into and stealing from a very old, skinny, dilapidated Chinaman's shop, in his absence, a box containing a very large ornamental pipe, a musical instrument, and other articles.
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