CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
ABOLITION URGED
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LONDON, Oct. 30,
Tn the House of Commons, Mr W. F. Brown moved: “That in the opinion of this House, Capital Punishment should be abolished.” Air Brown said that murder had decreased in/those countries which had abolished capital punishment. As far hack as the year 1874 the Committee of the Whole House had passed a reiiohulon in favour of the abolition of capital punishment. Captain I>. Hacking (Conservative), opposed the motion. He said that only one Home Secretary had ever xpioken against capital punishment. Without executions, he said, there would he from twenty to thirty murderers let loose on the community every year. Rt. Hon J. R. Clynes said that if -..1s motion was carried, it would not carry them further. The Government would ho disposed to act if an authoritative recommendation was made by a Select Committee.
ATr Samuel (Conservative), said that he had been impressed by the Oscar Slater case, and there might have been others like it.
He moved an amendment to appoint a Select Committee on the subject.
Air Brown accepted the amendment which was carried without a division.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1929, Page 6
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