EMPHATIC DENIAL
An emphatic ■ denial that instructions had been given by Cabinet to magistrates or judges concerning the passing of sentences on those convicted for offences committed during the recent disturbances in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, was given by the Minister of Justice, Hon. J. G. Cobbe, in replying to a deputation from the Alliance of Labour, which sought to secure a revision of the 'sentences on the grounds that they were too harsh, and that no good purpose could he served by detaining the men- iu custody any longer.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12085, 1 July 1932, Page 2
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90EMPHATIC DENIAL Pahiatua Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12085, 1 July 1932, Page 2
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