THE PRISONS BOARD.
(Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 12. The retirement from the judicial bench of the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Stout, until recently chief justice, left vacant the position of chairman of the Prisons Board, which position must by Statute he held by a judge. The new chairman of the Prisons Board is the Hon. Mr Justice Stringer, who has been e judge of the Supreme Court since 1913. The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Stout will continue to be a member on the board over which as chief justice he so long presided. The following gentlemen have also been appointed members of the board: Sir George Fenwick, Dunedin; Mr William Reece, Christchurch; Mr Edwin Hall, Onehunga; and Sir Donald M'Gavin, Wellington.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19737, 13 March 1926, Page 13
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123THE PRISONS BOARD. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19737, 13 March 1926, Page 13
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