Purves v Inglis - (1915) 34 NZLR 1051

Criminal Law — Police Offences — Using Indecent Language "within the Hearing of Persons in a Public Place" — Not necessary to prove Language actually heard — "Indecent," Meaning of — The Police Offences Act, 1908, Section 42 — Practice — Appeal from Justices — Time within which Recognizance to be entered into — Proof of Non-compliance with Statute — The Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, Sections 292 and 325.