FLOGGING OF DELANEY.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 September 1919, Page 4

FLOGGING OF DELANEY.

‘ REFERENCES IN PARLIAMENT.. i Mr P. Fraser (Wellington Central) {asked the Minister for Justice in the- | House of Rcpi-escntatives: (1) Whether { it is correctly reported tliat the prison=» Eer, J. Delaney, who was recently sen--i tenced to fifteen years’ hard labour and [flogging to the number of ten lashes, Jcollapsed physically after eight lashes [had been given when the flogging per-» gtion of -the sentence was being ad» ministered? (2) Whether the question of reinti-oTiucing' the barbarous punishment of flogging was brought beforeCabinet for its consideration before the sentence was ordered to be carried out? (3) Whether the Minist‘e'r can furnish the House with’ authentic and aeurate information as to whether any form of" crime in general-_. or sexual‘ crime in particular, has ever been suppressed by flogging, or any other form of cruelty‘? {I-lon. J. G. Coates replied. (1) The official report shows the statement is incorrect. (2) Delaney is case was sub. mitted to Cabinet before the sentence was carried out. It was not a question of ‘reintroducing Ethc 1)1111iSi1m0I1{i3_'Of flogging". punishment is provided for in the Crimes Act, and may be ordered at the discretion of the Court for offences of the character of that conmiitted by Delaney. (3) The Prisons Department is not aware that authentic or accurate information is avrxilzible regarding the ofiieaey or in,efficacy of flogging as :1 deterrent to crime.