THE ELSIE WALKER CASE.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION NEXT (SESSION.
Hon. T. M. Wolford laid on the table of the 'House on Thursday a statement by himself as Minister of Justice on the subject of the death of Elsie Walker. He said that- it was so long that he would not read it.
He stated, however, that the Government proposed next session to introduce a Coroner’s Amendment Bill. It was hoped that by a simple amendment it would ibe possible to provide that., in certain cases, in view of the evidence, especially new evidence, the Minister of Justice could order that a coroner’s inquest be re-opened.
The Minister added that neither the draft of the Bill, at present in the hands of the law officers, nor the Bill introduced by Mr. MacMillan was suitable, nor was the English law applicable to New Zealand conditions.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40021, 9 November 1929, Page 3
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142THE ELSIE WALKER CASE. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40021, 9 November 1929, Page 3
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