BRITISH PENAL CODE.
A POSSIBLE REVISION. A FIRST INST AIJttENT. <By Coble.—Press .Association.—Copyright.) (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 19. A sequel to the recent procuration case was heard in the House of Commons, when a bill to increase the powers of the Court to inflict punishment in the case of certain crimes was presented for its second reading by Mr. W. Greaves-Lord, Conservative member for Norwood, who said: "The main object of the bill is to empower the substitution of penal servitude for consecutive terms of ordinary imprisonment." The Home Secretary (Sir -William Joynson-Hicks) supported the bill. He said it was quite possible that he would shortly ask the House to review the Whole question of penology. He would suggest to the committee considering the bill that such sentences as were imposed by a Judge be limited to ten yeara' penal servitude or to five years if a case were tried at the quarter sesions.. There was some opposition to the bill, which was based on disagreement with any policy of increased sentences of imprisonment, but the second reading of the measure was finally carried by 123 to 38—(Reuter.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1926, Page 10
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