SEDITION BILL.
MR HOLMAN’S MEASURE.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright,
(Received August 29, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 29. Li the Assembly Mr W. A. Holman, introducing the Sedition Bill, said that tho measure would operate lor tho duration of the war and six months thereafter.
After debate the Bill was read a first time.
(A cablegram received from Sydney on Juno 18 said:—As a result of tho recent disturbances in the Domain arising out of returned soldiers objecting to tho utterances of certain speakers, Mr Holman announced in the Legislative Assembly that the Government intended to introduce at an early dale legislation providing that any person found guilty of seditious utterances shall ho disfranchised for a period of not less than four and not more than ten years, and shall be incapable of holding any public office. iSuoh person shall also be prohibited for not longer than six months from speaking in certain prohibited areas. A warm discussion followed, tbo Opposition severely criticising the proposal.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12409, 29 August 1918, Page 5
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