CRIME AMONG MAORIS
Examination By Committee (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, August 21. Concern at the high incidence of crime among Maoris was expressed by the Minister of Justice (Mr J. R. Marshall) during his speech on penal reform made in the Budget debate in the House of Representatives this evening. “It is clear that the incidence of crime among Maoris is far greater than could be warranted by the numbers of Maori people,” said Mr Marshall. “It also seems to be increasing. “It is essential that this problem should receive very careful consideration, and that some constructive approach should be made towards its resolution.” Mr Marshall said he did not want to elaborate on the problem, because it was easy to be misled by simple statistics. “I am not yet in a position to give a fully authenticated picture of the whole problem,” he said. The Minister said that an interdepartmental committee had been set up, and he hoped it would be possible to assess Maori crime accurately and find ways of preventing much of the offending.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28362, 22 August 1957, Page 14
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