THE PRISONS BOARD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 123, 17 February 1921, Page 4

THE PRISONS BOARD

TRIBUTE TO CHIEF JUSTICE

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, February.l6. The Prisons Board to-day passed the following motion-.—"On the eve °t departure of Sir Robert Stout (Ckief Justice) on leave of absence for twelve months, the members of the Prisons Board of the- Dominion, of which ho has Imen president since, its inception ten years ago, take the opportunity of expressing their very warm appreciation of the great service he has rendered the Dominion in the position referred to. The duties of the board require the exercise of much care and discimination, ar/1 in dealing with the unfortunate section of people whose liberty is, to a large extent. under their control, the members of the board are indebted to their president for the wisdom, sympathy, and. scrupulous fairness which have invariably characterised his guidance in their consideration of the many difficult cases on which they have had to adjudicate. They trust that iheir distinguished colleague will return to New Zealand at the close of his leave of absence much, benefited in health, and that they will have the pleasure of a further lengthy term of association with, him in the, important work on which, they are engaged.”