"CONVERSION" OF CARS.
HEAVIER PENALTY SOUGHT. ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENT. [BV TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.} WELLINGTON. Tuesday When the Police Offences Bill was taken in committee to-day, Mr. J. Mason (Napier) urged upon the Minister of Justice. Hon. F. J. Rolleslon, the necessity for an amendmeat of the law by which punishment for "converting motor-cars to one's own use, without colour of rigbt," should be increased. This, he said, was really theft, and cases were multiplying daily. The present penalty of a £2O £a« seemed quite inadequate to check tiw spread of the crime. The Minister said he could not- accept any such amendment in the consolidating bill, but the matter would have the attention of the Government.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19783, 2 November 1927, Page 10
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