The following amusing paragraph is culled from an English journalaw Zealand is, of all colonies, tnt most lenient to criminals. In one gaol, at the same gaol well-behaved ..prisoners may keep a racehorse, and is permitted to transact business concerning it. In the same gaol well-behaved prisoners ore allowed an afternoon out occasionally. Prison authorities in inW Zealand are believers in the moral <ffects of open air. In one of their institutions the newly-arrived misdemanant is allowed the choice of living in gaol or outside it. tents being erected at the back. This system of sending people to gaol by letting them live ' utrside has, however, its disadvantages. In one case, the “prisoners” resenting harsh treatment in the way of a “lookout” lifted up the “gaol” and deposited it far away in the >msb. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, li 6d and 2s 6d.
9 BAG BLUE READY FDR USE. BLUE BAGS.—As-a. guarantee of quality see that the name' RECKITT’S is on every hag*.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2550, 10 July 1909, Page 2
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169Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2550, 10 July 1909, Page 2
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