THE CHIEF JUSTICE ON THE BURNHAM SCHOOL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 13 May 1913, Page 8

THE CHIEF JUSTICE ON THE BURNHAM SCHOOL.

_ WELLINGTON, May 12. ...The Chief Justice had something to ; sffr regarding;:the system, of working", the Bu.fnhaim industrial School when sentencing a prisoner -«t the Supreme Court.to-day. ;The accused was «. half--caste Maori, Wnlliam Duncan, who had • •pleaded- guilty; \io .charges of theft'tat Waitrira and forgery and breaking .and entehng at-Eltham. The prisoner-is <£ lIy _ J 2l;yea:rs iof ««??■,-but ihiid been in ..-./■-^u^yib^6oT«,] haying been sentenced, ' -"to tft'o, years' impriso.nni'Ont on. a charc'e of tornal knowledge in 1908, mid later ta>three .mtoths' for theft. On the theft^hiai-ges bis Honour sentenced the 1 .■•!^®?£s?r''tb " two years' imprisonment.: :,.:: ;±w-; breaking >nd entering: h© imposed aterm-'of 12 months' hard labour arid* forfofg&ry on© year. The terms were ,! i m^d,e concurrent, and tholpri&oner Wistsi: - ■declared an habitual crimiilal.' "It.is i-J «a sad thing to. see -such a number of yy^^^jh^-ip'^-ißxif. : ; r; sapposo^iiiiife;' ! because stieh;anumber of bad boja-aro' ■V^^M;" school. ©ome other ...means of attempting to reform suck; hoys, something like- the George Junior ■'"'" T^jYJ'S in A™OT!°». should, beiadopted" i ■£, no* • The ' prisoaior was :■• ~-°"Ay. fl* DUt Wad. embarked on.a. career '."• ot: crime. , "Burrihanr' does' not seem ■ to ■ have done 'yon any good," said bis • Honour. .: VXf -cycr you want your liberty, you' will;,have to reform*. There v is no.1:- outlook for you.except -that You boha-Vft yourself." "; ■ • Olyh . Ivor fiazel, for breaking" and.: • entenngr, .aiid-.theft from a, jeweller's :. ...shop-at Levin .and Ma'stertdn'' wa s sen- J tonced to foui-'years'' i-eJormativo treat- ■ ;■ ■■;..-ment. .->■ . ■ .r- ■ •';.... ■ ■'

• Thomas •Darroch, for receiving goods -from .Hazel, was ordered to come ,up for_ sentence when- called upon • James Malls, an old man," for- car--.-.no] knowledge.[of an imbecile girl,; was ...sentenced to' four yeans' imprisonment