Court-Martial Sentence
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT
WELLINGTON, Feb. 11. A vote of £10') in. the Defence Estimates as compensation (o H. H. Thompson, on account ot being impYisoned wrongfully as a. result of a court-mar-tial sentence, was severely criticised by several members when the item came up for approval in the House. It was suggested by Sir Heaten Rhodes that the Defence Committee had recommend- I od this sum, lint the chairmain, Mi I Glenn, declared that he was personally very disappointed at so small an amount appearing, as Thompson deserved a great deal more in compensation for his wrongful imprisonment and the consequent troubles. The Minister of Defence explained that Thompson’s legal expenses bad been paid by the Department. Mr Wilford said that the Government could vote £235 for an expedition to g<? „ if moose had been established in the Sounds, hut it thought £IOO sufficient for a man who had suffered the indignity of undeserved imprisonment. Mr Holland! brought, the criticism to n head by moving a £1 reduction in th (> Defence vote ns an indication that the compensation to Thompson should he more generous, hut on a division his motion was defeated by 23 votes to 17.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1922, Page 3
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198Court-Martial Sentence Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1922, Page 3
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