NO DEATH PENALTY
CRIME OF MURDER LEGISLATION GOES THROUGH DEFEAT OF AMENDMENT WELLINGTON, Thursday During the second reading debate on the Crimes Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives today Mr C. G. Marker (Opposition—Waipawa), moved the following amendment: “In view of the importance of the subject matter and the conflict of expert opinion the bill should not be proceeded with until full inquiry nas been made and evidence heard by an appropriate Royal Commission or a Select Committee of this House.” The amendment was defeated by 35 votes to 18, voting being on strictly party lines, with Mr J. A. Lee (Democratic Labour—Grey Lynn) absenting himself from the division. The bill, which abolishes the death penalty for murder and also flogging and whipping as punishments for offences, was put through all stages and passed in just over two hours and a-half.
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21524, 12 September 1941, Page 4
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142NO DEATH PENALTY Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21524, 12 September 1941, Page 4
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