LUNATICS' PRIVILEGES.
I EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. I By Cable.—Presa Association.—Copyright Adelaide, August 27. The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the' naiiagciuciit of the l'urkside Lunatic Asylum found that some criminal lunatics had been allowed extraordinary privileges, such as bavin;.' whole days away from the asylum and I attendance at theatres. One inmate who was sentenced to twenty years'' l'mpri- j Koiliiie.'il for highway robbery, and who j became a patient, had as many as j twenty drinks while out with an attendant. The commission recommends I a more strict control and a more rigid | system of inspection.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 175, 28 August 1909, Page 2
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97LUNATICS' PRIVILEGES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 175, 28 August 1909, Page 2
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