HOLLAND’S SENTENCE
STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF
JUSTICE. [Pep. United Press Association.} WELLINGTON 1 , April 28. In connection with Holland's sentence, the Hon. A. L. Herdman informed a reporter'that Holland _ was convicted by a jury after a careful investigation. It was not" eeriouslv suggested by anyone that he was not guilty of the offence. _ The-Clr f Justice passed a sentence wh.ch was considered reasonable under the_ circuity stances. He knew no reason which would justify him in advising the Governor to "interfere with the sentence imposed. To accede to the wishes of these who were petitioning for Holland’s release would be to make the administration of justice ridiculous. This was not Holland’s first offence, as he was convicted on two other occasions. At Sydney, in August, 1896, he was convicted of criminal libel, and .fined £SO. in default three months’ imprisonment, and at Alhury, in May, 1909, lie was convicted of sedition, and sentenced to two years.
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Evening Star, Issue 15478, 28 April 1914, Page 6
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156HOLLAND’S SENTENCE Evening Star, Issue 15478, 28 April 1914, Page 6
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