THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE INTERVIEWED.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12499, 9 May 1906, Page 3

THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE INTERVIEWED.

I UNDESIRABLES FROM AUSTRALIA

(s'PKCTU. TO "THE VIIKSS. , ') "WELLINGTON, May S. Tlr'.s aftornoon iho Hen J. McGnunn. i Mini-tor for Jiiftw. had his attention ; d;r<x.'tr<l to t!i- stilt fin out of tho prisonr-r ' I L-v that lx.' hal luTn *<il*sif T !.<wl to tno <xf<-nt iii" liis faro and pocket mon''V l)v til-' Co itroHrr-Gfiierai for Xf«- Son'./i Wales, a< jul i!i; 1 .!!(.v-iiH , ;rt to leave timt 'Siato in favour <if Now Zealand. Tho ' f ,::trol'r>i--(J--'ii--'riil ha- Ikmmi quot i; , .is , figures al!'.'ir--<]ly from "official Ronrcpp."' ■to a c--ntpiui<vi that- tli-o prison '■ popu'at'on of Now Z:?a ! an:l inrrojisod clnrin'j: t!io year <>irl' 1 Pc-CHMiifi^: - , \VW>. \vir!<. -,ip t-'llf- in tli.> fotni"rips of th ! » G.;]iiiiiiim-c:i!t!i ihc-.v.'d a doHino. and tli<--r-.M*i>ro announoemfiit cpr-n.«. lip .'in i!:tcrr"-t inp: fi-.'M for .ijx'cnlatioii. y\v McCr-'Wan said that tlic iv;is tli" fn>t inst.nncp of fbo kiivl t.har lisM.l hrar.l about. Tho Po- , p;:rtii:c-nt woui'.l jual.<■ oiifjiiirits into i thn inatror. but in tlio meantime lio would ii-a Y.\io to aco.pt the pne-cnor's c-tatomont as authoritative. l!,'t.M! \)'-x <ii'inM-aliy to tlio influx of irorn Anstnilia, tlio Ministor •ronwirluvl tii.it Iri.rso iir'ivi.'Hal-i i 1 rarnn ov-c-r to the <-f-!-;ny when tin-.-.s |Ik-i-> <i<v>rl. They w.-'i-o of thf» . : sluirpiTKp". iis. :,nd gviierdiy had mono.v i Avli'.-:: !,!'")• nrriwil. Tncy crsizr^nt ;-\ ;!*• i)i::cs v l !!'r-.-> '-h~' r.h.'.Pt- vf;iltli u;is I likriy t> ho [i\ circuiati-rn, (■': li as racojcy.i:s-;, a it. I pilod tih'ir f-iliinj tii-.-u". JTh- Di-p.irtnvnt iv v on tTi'_> iook-'ut for j thi-5-.- vi.«:to:s, air! w;is '-hem ias o'fi-v-'y as po.<«.il;l'?. Sp of criminal statistic*;, t!h? ii>L']!t;oii''"l that c-i far r.s hi U-a.s a-.va.ro, n-» .-.flioial fizm* for th ■y-ar <*n.:!vd Ik-c m!K*r 31-:. 190-", Ikul ]■)'•:! --Tit f> Sv'ln-y. bat "V.-n v. ithout tho b.'!u;e hi:n. lie was i:-.it i af:ai-l "t t--:>)iv>ii':.- ,n r.v.y of il: , An-tr.i!:;»n ?'.n'tof. T'!o:v hav^ l.c n. an ir.o-v;-'-'? in '•ofT-.-no-.-i" (^ii.'-ii term c.;ve:v-l fh'inr>-T trivial <• ff"-- -p. hut ■!:•-■ waf, Mti-fifd that c;ir:'>s. r i< i:"t ii'c r (\i-:::.O! in. tho <• p'".vy. i?-> "?••!."V 1 th.i- f:-.;i!i •.lii-' :ia:u'-o of tip-'.- s^'f''M:K::t of tho a'.TJi a -"o:! doru of st'rniis c:ii:;;-> -.vonld renin:.-: in: , ; - jri i--t t vi. !;:it I , '. ■.< vims •.!iff.. , ' γ-ti jji.■:-.'. T': , ' po.icc, '. cs . inn;-'. ro"i-' ! in. p: •- i to t]:v- p?ipn!;:t:<>n. v-:-t\- . I mo;v ..:::t. cr::n•• v.-a.--- coii!-Iparativ.'-iy ;ar->. "I d'.-n'l t),;--k "•-;• r-.<----quire any cxc-JS's f->r tlie po-iti->n v,o nro in,"' Mr .M(G<).van co?iiidf--Jitiy. '•I r'ii::k riu- f>■<•;..-*. wi.< -i ki>oun. w;ii ••x----plaiii tli!> pcnitioa .satisfactorily."'