THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH.
POLICE AND OTHEK QUES- • TIONS. THE WEBSTER CLAIM. AN tINTEKNATIONAL COMMISSION. (Ukixbd Ph.ess Association.) " CHKISTCBPUKCH, Tuesday. Dr Findlay. Minister of Justice, *who arrived from went on to Dunedin to-day. lie told a reporter that the case of Inspector Gillies had been .considered by tl.v ■Cabinet, acd it had been decided that the retirement must stand. A Prison Board- would be appointed shortly to consist of one lay member from each of the four centre:; and three official members, including Judge of the Supretne Court. .XeV police regulations had been drafted, ■and were now 'being reviewed 1 by the Crown Law Officers. They would be submitted to tire police inspecto: in due course. The promotion s consequent on the retirement of high ■officers in the police force ere unlikely to be announced for a month or two.
Referring to the Webster claim, Dr Pindlay explained that Britain, and the United States had agreed to the appointment of an international Commission to consider this and ■c.aims of a like nature between subjects of the tw o Powers. The Commission would sit at Washington, on a date to be fixed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6
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194THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6
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