RIOT PRISONERS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1932, Page 5

RIOT PRISONERS

! REVIEW SOUGHT MR HOLLAND INTERVENES. ...Y& jjY'T. V. ';. : v’ (Per Press 2Mli ßation-* Copyright.) ; i WELLINGTON, July 26. ; Mr H. E.- Holland, Leader of the Opposition, has had a -number of . interviews with ,the . Minister of Justice regarding the men . who were sentenced in connection with the recent unemployment disturbances, in the maincentres/ and aiso in'conn'eetio’n with the ■ distribution of alleged to he in advocacy, of. violence. ■ : ,7 Mr Hollapil’s representations were mainly for a' review •of the whole of the Sentences, but during lis reoeint stay in Auckland, lie visited a number of the meu in Mount, Eden Prison, and on hi 6 return to .Wellington, he -. placed certain requests before the Min- , ister' regarding the treatment of the men. ' V 1 • -• 7 Mr Holland has'now received the following letter from; Hod; Mr Cobbe: “With reference to your, representations regarding, the prisoners sentenced in connection- with recent riots and labour disturbances at Auckland, . vl am advised by .bhe Controller-Genieral of ‘ Prisons - that ari'angemente have been .made/for the majority of the pn« .Holttfs who ware sente ced to substantial kfniß of imp lsonment to b> transferred to the prison farm camp* aitRangipo, Bautu ai:d Wnikune. Although it. is not practicable to 7 keep the offende;is convicted in connection with . riots 'entirely opr*rt ‘ from other •prisoners, care is exercised to prevent' contamination through Kadnful association with the more undesirable class of : criminals.. ..Educational' facilities' are provided fori the, prisoners arid those desirops of pursuing economic studies are permitted to do so, but-lit-erature of an /ultra- rad.cal or revolutionary nature is hot permitted. 7