D—No. 20

PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON. Return of Prisoners whose Sentences have been remitted, in whole or in part, by His Excellency the Governor since 1st January, 1860.

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PRISONERS PARDONED.

Name of Prisoner. Date when Sentence would expire. Date when Pardon took effect. By what Court sentenced. Term of Sentence. By whom recommended for Pardon. General Remarks. 1 Puku Tanira June 4, 1862 January 30, 1860... Court of Session, Ahuriri ... 6 years ?his prisoner was pardoned in consequence of having assisted the officers of the Gaol, at the time of the outbreak, April 4, 1859. L Petition, numerously signed by the inhabitants of Wellington, was forto His Excellency. A Petition was forwarded I by the prisoners to the Warden of the Gaol, their conduct reported upon by him as good ; also reported | upon by the Judge of Supreme Court. 2 Charles Straker .. Death January 30, 1860... Supremo Court Death Commuted to penal servitude for life. (See No. 14.) 3 Thomas Gorman ... 4 William Madden ... 5 Eobert Kidd 6 John Hughes 7 David Marshall ... April 12, 1861 April 7, 1862 May 30, 1861 June 1, 1862 with his death November 9, 1860 August 30, 1860... April 13, 1861 ... April 15, 1862 ... May 13, 1862 Supreme Court Military Court Martial Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court 4 years 4 years 1J year ... 6 months ... Life Sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude Sept. 1, 1856: also sentenced to 12 calendar months, from the expiration of previous sentence June 7, 1858: and sentenced to penal servitude for life on June 14, 1859. Both these prisoners were sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment Jau. 25, 1858 : again sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment June 7, 1858 : and again sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment March 1, 1859: and again sentenced to 6 years' penal servitude June 14, 1859. 8 Patrick Cullen ... with his death May 13, 1862 Supreme Court Life These prisoners were recommended for pardon by W. W. Taylor, and W. Lyon, Esqrs., Visiting Justices of the Wellington Gaol. 9 William Darley ... 10 Benjamin Stringer July 24, 1867 July 24, 1867 May 13, 1862 ... May 13, 1862 ... Supreme Court 9J years ... 9J years ... The whole of these pri-