MAGISTRATE REPLIES

Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1946, Page 3

MAGISTRATE REPLIES

-Prcss Association

— — — t REMARKS BY JUDGE . i STRONG EXCEFTION TAKEN i

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Ai'i ELAND. Auu. &trong exeepl I'li: 1 > remaiA* "v ,\lr. Ju>li* l'inhiv iii ihe SiijMi-im* t'uuit yi'.ti'nlav wlieti denling Viitii hdgnr handuljiii MeKitni'iii, aged, 17, ua> takou ny Alr. .1. II. Luxford, KAI., i n tlie 1'olu-e I'oUlt tnilny. ^ 1 A :m» m i he bemli was M r. I*. H. Le\ ieii, s.M.. who .om-urred uiili -\u. Lu.xford V .-iitl ('lui'iit . ini'l added lliut ne iiail always been a linu beiiwor in tne fundamental prinidpie oi Mritish justiee of ''iiearing tla* oi!. oi side hetoro erit ieishig aiiyom'. Alr. Lu.xford mid: "I 'Ash before eaHiiig tlie !ir>t t-ast* t!ii.- uioruing to refer lo the fommi'iit s oi" Alr. .Iusti.-o I" nija v niaiU' yeslenlay in inleretiee to the , AlV K iniion niM'. ' MrKiimou appearou . before llis lloiioiir i'-r M'liti'in-i' in re-spe.-t oi a «*haru«' "f btoaking and eniering. lo uhb-h h* hau pieaded iii 1 1 y > . There ari- tivn matters to whiih 1 laiio s'luiig t'xrfjit i"ii. * • Tio* ii:>t is that IIi> llonoitr has >,(.(•11 !jt t • > erit ici.-e tlif wav in uhieh t dealt witli MeKninbu >\ lt e ;i lo- appeareii l.ci'oi c 1 1 1 1 • ua a (■imrgc >t uniau tutty 1 latuiiug in New Zeaini.d, ii*' neiug a proiiiuitril iminigranl. l:i my opinioii, tne Jndge lia- lio ngi.t t ) i .aiMiuMit ua a seuieuee by Ai agist rat e uuiess iiii aa appea 1 ii'oiii tio' x-ati u a' or ua* Io>- tio' Judge !ia> lii-t been I'oi'i'Cftly ' iaforan'il oi' tio- i-i: lOiaistaioM'S oi tlio -UM- atal tio' n'a-nii.- iipoii wiiii'ii the Ai a^i>t rata l»*i >t*«l Iii- .«l«'i>iou. To eaai'io hini lo do ■'•a.tf-y al li*a>t uciua a> i> tliat iif hlo.uol i- ;io->t llo* Alagixtrati' t> •iuppjy h i in w MU aa I'xpiaaatorv jaciaoi aioiani. ''Tio.1 iailuri* o ina ko si j.*h a i*e(|U«'M iioi'iin' ili> lloaoui oi ii;.-i>ol ino is aoi oiii\ a lo i'a-li oi ooaiii'-y. i'lU also aorogal'ioa oi tio" iinoiaau a'ai raio tliat 110 jioisoa slouiol oe ooiolomaoil witlioui la-iag lioarl. " Tiu' otlior aiattor to ultioh J — atiu, 1 iliiak,o\or\ aiojni.or oi tio* lioarh vt'ilt tako oxoojitioa {o is ilis lloaour s attoinpt to oxciise Mlial iio roiors lo as tlio •six aioailis' soatoaoo' 1 iiajiosod. As 1 wiiJ o.xplaia [irosonlly, I lntvor iniposod a soatoaoo oi six aioalhs' iiaprisuiiaiont al ali. 11 is lloiiotu saiil lio kuow tluu, iiiolor tlio prossuro oi Alagisl rate s I'mirt husiiioss, ii uas not always pos.siiilo to givo riisi's liio sanU' ooasidoratioa as tlioy wero »i\on ia tlio Kuproau* Coiirt. Tliat statoiaont iiaplios timi Alagisl ratos inoio'i*aliy soiol people to p'risoa hooauso llioy itlio Al agist ratos i liaxo uot suiiioioiit timo properiy to ooasi'lor whai sontoio-o shouid l»o imposoti. J.ot mo a.-suro 1 1 is ll.uioiir aad tiojuililio, sjicakiao j'or mysolf aad tlu; Alagistralos oi Auckland tliat lio is mistakoa. " llow aiaay .hulgos >i llio Kuproaio t'ourt doai witli aa oiiojuior ia tinui" privalo motu s> tliat tlioy -1111 spoaic inoro plaiaiy to tio- oiloiolor aiol y 1 \ o advioe to liim wliioii i-milil aovor i>« givon ia tlio ordiaary 1 'nu t rooia .' Yoi Alauistraios liiul timo to do tliis ia jiropor ca.-os ai'tor tlioy lia\o roooiveiJ and ouiisidoiod tlio pmiialion oi'iicor s roporl. And vory gooil rosults Juno liooa aohiovod. • • 1 11 oonolusioa, I wish luiolly to rotor In tlio i'aols oi Al 0 Kinnoii 's raso. AloKiunoii is a oiti/011 oi tio' l*aitoil Statos of Amorioa. lio arrivod ia Xow Zoaiaiol as a nounhor oi' tho orow of a sinp, luit dosortoil tlio sliip ia \VoHia»toa, ror w hioi] ol'l'ouoe lio u as sonloio-i'il lo 14 davs' iiiiprisoamoiit. Whothor suoii a soatoaoo was justitiod or aoi, I do aot kuow, bocauso I do not kuow ihe otr-

| ounistancos. As Alolviaiion had tio pcumit uiolor the Rost rietiou of Iminigration Aot, tho Customs authorities very pmpoi'lv had liim arrestod and oharged j witli a hreaoh of tho Aot. Wlion Alo- ' Kinnon oaiue boi'ore ine, I obtained a j report from the probatioa ohieer, who j informed ino, among otlier things, thai Ihe had boen in toucli witli the Amerioan jCousulatc, but tliat the Coasulate was j not able to do auylhing lo assist ALoj Kianon." \ At'ter referring to the relevant statutory jirovisions, Alr. Luxforil said lio was bouiul lo ntake a depoi'tation -ordo r and to order AIoKinuon to be detainerl until he was deported. "Alr. Justioe Finlay ° inoorieetly stated tliat AIcKiniion had been sentenoed to six nionths' imprisoiinieat, " Alr. I.uxford added, "and oinitted to siate tliat AIoKinuon was also lield in oustody awaiting sentonoe for a serious oriniiaal ofl'eneo; also tliat AreKinnoti had booa oharged in oonaootion witli boiag ia possession of a letlial weapo'o — an auromatio pistol — all of whio.lt 1 oatises me to resent aad protcst againsr tlio lon rnod Jndge's oritioism. ' :