THE,"GO-SLOW" PRISONERS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3079, 9 May 1917, Page 7

THE,"GO-SLOW" PRISONERS

TERMS OF RELEASE. When .questioned by a reporter yesterday about the conditions -upon which the men recently sentenced. .by Mr. S'raser, S.M., in Auckland in the "goslow" prosecutions. were released, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Juetice, eaid that the Governor's warrant pro- ■ vided that the sentences imposed were remitted "on and subject to the con-dition-that such prisoner 'executes a bond to His Majesty the King. in the £uni. of £50 conditioned that Buch prisoner shall not at any time within twelve calendar months from the execution of the bond be a party to,any seditious strike- within the meaning of Clause 2 of the Regulations made oh February 16, 1917, under the said Act, or incite, .encourage, or. procure.'.any such strike or the continuance thereof, or conspire with, any other .person to incite, entourage, or procure any such-strike or the continuance thereof; and on and subject to the further condition that Buch prisoner shall at all times duly fulfil and observe the conditions of the bond so executed by him." The warrant further deolared, the Minister said, 1 "that on any breach of the conditions of the bond so executed by any such prisoner, whether the'bond shall have beenput in suit or not, the remission of bis sentence shall become void arid of none effect." •

Tlie regulation quoted by-the Minister of Justice is the one which affects persons who praotico "go : slbw" methods. It will be remembered that one .of'the , conditions of the terms of tr-e. settlement arrived-; at by > tlie Ministers with' the miners' delegates ■ was. thatthe "go-slow" policy was , to -be abanr .doned. ' ■ ■ ■'.■■■■■'■.