Youth Sentenced To Two Years' Borstal
' ' T am eommitting you to Borstal for tyvo years, hot because I wisli to punish you, but because I tliink it will be in your own interests that you be where you can be guided and traiued. If you aad a father or responsible relative who could look after yuu I would not take tliis course. You will realise that I aui not. doing this with the intention to punish you for this somewliat. trivial offence but so that you will have the iienefit of the discipline and the opportunity to learn some trade." With. these wonls Mr. Justice Cliristie lentenced - Alexander George Coulder Reid, aged .19, to two years in a Borstal institution, when , he appeared for seiitence In the Bupreme Court at Palmerston. North yesterday. Reid pleaded guilty in the lower Court 011 January 29 to breaking and entering into the liome of the Area Officer, Captain L*. R. Baigent, at Linton,- Military Camp 011 December 28.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 February 1948, Page 4
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