MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 199, 24 July 1941, Page 6

MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS.

FLOGGING NOT CARRIED OUT. (Press Assn.) WELLINGTON, July 23 A request that the Attorney-General should advise the House why the flogging ordered to be imposed on prisoners who gravely assaulted warders in the Mt. Eden gaol had not been carried out was containeu in the notice of a question to the Minister by Mr W. J. Broadfoot (Nat., Waitomo) when the House met to-day. Mr Broadfoot pointed out that, if the flogging was not carried out within six months, its imposition then by law automatically lapsed. lls also asked what steps had been taken to afford warders in gaols adequate protection in future. Would warders be adequately armed in future, and what was the present state of tlio health of the warders who had lioon assaulted ?

Mr J. A. Rov (Nat., Clutha). in a notice of a question to the Minister of Defence, asked whether the Minister was aware that an Order-in-Council issued recently prohibiting mothers, wives, daugnters, and other relatives of members of the New Zealand armed forces from wearing or having in their possession, even in their homes, without written authority, any regimental badge or emblem under penalty of up to three years’ imprisonment or a fine ot £2OO, was giving great offence to the relatives of soldiers. sailors, and airmen. Mr Roy wanted to know if the Minister would cancel the Order-in-Co'inei! arid give Parliament an onnortunitv of deckling the point.