DEATH SENTENCE FOR TREASON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 179, 1 August 1941, Page 4

DEATH SENTENCE FOR TREASON

NOT BEING ABOLISHED ATTITUDE of present GOXERNMENT. (P.A.) Parliament Bldgs., July .1 "The Government has not constricted abolishing the death sentence fin treason and has no intention of altering the law in that respect,” said tlr« Minister of Justice, Hon. H. G. IlMason, in a written reply, in tli« House of representatives to-day, to « ques ion by Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Opposition, Waitomo), who had asked it it were the intention of the Government to abolish the deatli sentence lot this class of offence. Treason was a serious matter, particukirly in war-time, :.iid Mt. Bto.-sl-loot, ami the lives of men on service might lie endangered. Mr. Bioadfixit, in his question, had pointed out that no executions for murder had been

carried out in New Zealand since 19.'5. and he expressed the opinion that it was a pity such leniency had been extended to all those who had been convicted of murder, and had had lite death sen:cnee imposed on them since the present Government had come into office.