Children’s Court Closed to the Press
Using his discretionary power. Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt, 8.M., forbade the Duplication of any facts about cases dealt -with in the Children’s Court this 'morning.
'When the sitting was nearly over, a counsel asked that the evidence in one case should be suppressed as it would lead to identification of the boys concerned.
“To my uttermost vower I refuse to allow anything to be published about the case,” said Mr. Hewitt. The idea of the court is to see if anything can be. done for the children and publicity is not wanted. This is more like a father than a court.”
Mr. Hewitt added that he wished his decision to be retrospective and no facts should be published.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 218, 3 December 1927, Page 9
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