WANTED HARD LABOUR
STABLE-HAND DISAPPOINTED AT SENTENCE REFORMATIVE DETENTION “Isn’t there any chance of making the sentence hard labour?” This question was put to Mr. Justice Smith, in the Supreme Court this morning, by James Porter, a 23-year-old stable hand, who was given three years’ reformative detention for theft and breaking, entering and theft. “What is the object of making the term hard labour,” parried his Honour. “Oh, I would just like it to be hard labour,” retorted the prisoner vaguely. “No, I think it will be in your interests that the sentence should be reformative detention,” Mr. Justice Smith decided. “His early training was not conducive to his making good,” said Mr. Noble, who appeared for the prisoner. Counsel explained that on returning from Sydney about nine months ago, Porter, who was out of work, started on the career of breaking and entering. Mr, Hubble, assistant Crown Prosecutor, said the offences all occurred about the same time and appeared to be deliberate. Porter admitted to his Honour that he was sent to the Borstal Institute for two years in 1924 and for another three years in 1926, being released on licence last year. Prisoner said he had' committed the crimes because he was out or employment.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 887, 3 February 1930, Page 1
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