CRIME IN NEW ZEALAND.
A JUDGE'S REMARKS. TER UNITEf: PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, May 23. The Supreme Court sessions were opened this morning before Mr Justice Chapmaa t who commented on • the lengthy calendar but remarked that the crime statistics of New Zealand compared more than favorably with those of other countries. It was regrettable that there were so many youthful criminals, showing the need-for legislative reform. He expressed gratification that the Government was doing so much in thi« respect, and expressed approval of the Probation and First Off nders Acts and the indeterminate sentence. He said it was a question whether the latter should not apply to incorrigible women,
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Mataura Ensign, 23 May 1910, Page 4
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109CRIME IN NEW ZEALAND. Mataura Ensign, 23 May 1910, Page 4
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