LIQUOR NO EXCUSE FOR CAR CONVERSION
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XLW PL YAIO L'TII, August 14. ''The unlawful conversioii of motor vehieles is not diminisliing hut increasing thruughout the Dominion, " said Alr. F. G. Farrell, viee-president, at the autinal eouncil meeting of the Xorth Islaml .Motor Union at Xew Plvmouth today. "We liear too mucli of nien making the plea that tliev were under Ihe influenee of liquor at the tinie. If ti man is going to get drunk and then eonunit an ofl'enee, that should not eondoue the sentence passed, " lie added. Mr. Farrell quoted the ease of aj 21-ycar-old man at Otane, Ilawke 's Bay, who eonverted a veliiele and' uhile under the influenee of liquor, eollidod with a hus and killed two | people. Ile had heen senteneed to 34, yenrs' reformative detention. " Possihly it is not for us to ques--tion the sentenee given hy the Suprome Courl Judge, hut in tliis particular ease puhlieitv should he given," he added. ,"As far as the general public tire eone.erned, tliey know little of it olher (hau in the particular loeality where the ease was heard. Sentences jKissed hy till Courts for conversion are not suflieient." | The eouncil deferred (liseussion of the suhjeet until the i'ull eonfereneei met, J
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 August 1946, Page 5
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