PROPOSED REFORMS.
STARTLING CASES LEAD TO
LEGISLATION,
'(Per, Press Association.') tit triiT Auckland, la3t night. Mr Hall-Jones, referring to the case I exposed by Mr Taylor iu Christchurch, said the matter would have the immediate attention of Parliament when the House met. Legislation would be introduced providing for a more reasonable time for the commencement of prosecutions in such cases to prevent scoundrels going free, lfie ease where a woman was strangled by a straight waisteoast in a private hospital proved that these institutions required closer inspection by Government officials. -Una would also come before tho House next session.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1462, 24 May 1905, Page 2
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99PROPOSED REFORMS. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1462, 24 May 1905, Page 2
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