SUPPRESSION OF NAMES.
DUNEDIN MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT. [THE PRESS Special Serrtce.l DUNEDIN, July 10. The value of publicity as a deterrent was strongly emphasised by Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., in the Magi*trate's Court to-day. "If I make such an order, I do not see how I can justify my action," said Mr Bartholomew in response to an application made by Mr C. J. L. White for the suppression of the name of a man who was charged with false pretences. Mr White put forward the plea that the man was now on the ev< of making good, and that if the case got into the papers the accused would be dismissed from his position. The Magistrate said that the man was setting on towards middle : life and had held a responsible position The offence and circumstances of it could be considered in such applications, but in this case the only thing urc;ed was the consequence of the offence, and he could not reco-rnise that. "In such matters publicity is the best deterrent," said the Magistrate in conclusion.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19668, 11 July 1929, Page 8
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