Committed Terrific Series Of Burglaries
:: y ! AUGkBANt>, July 28': Sentencing Epnald ' James Blair, aged 25, a fishertnap, ^to» iHrb..yeat'sC>o*f hard. labour, Mr. Justice. Finlay tpld prisoner in the" Supreme Court today that* "sombthing drastic would V-li^Ve* t^-'be done to him.;' The sentence will oe cumulative upon a term of reformative detentioh expi ring in May, 1950. Blair- received. i fouf years of -hardJ labour for the following Auckland offenCes: Five eounts of breaking,-;%en-tering and theft, two of burglary, ana one of attempt'ed btirglary. He was given one y'ear .cumulative On the 'four years, for the following Wellington offences: Oue count of burglary, two of breaking and entering and one of ' converting a truck. His Honour commented that Blair came out :of prison in March this year and rather than work, .committee " on8 terrific series of burglarieg. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 July 1949, Page 3
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