MARRIAGE AGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 230, 29 September 1933, Page 3

MARRIAGE AGE.

MRS. McCOMBS' PLEA.

WOMEN POLICE ADVOCATED.

EFFECTIVE WORK OVERSEAS. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this clay. Two questions of special interest to women were briefly touched upon by Mrs. McCombs (Labour, Lyttelton) in the House of representatives last night.

The member said she was pleased to notice that the Government had introduced legislation for raising the marriage age, and went on to suggest that another reform which was urgently needed was the appointment of women police. In her opinion the Government did not realise the importance of the reform. The idea was to have women police appointed in large cities for the protection of women and children, girls and youths. She read extracts from reports of the chief constable for Glasgow and the Recorder of London attesting the value of work performed by women police in those cities.

"Wo ask that the. question receive urgent consideration in view of the number of people at present unemployed." Mrs. McCombs added: "There is an old saying that Satan finds somemischief still for idle hands to do. I hope the Government will keep that by their hearts.

The Prime Minister: We will. A Labour Member: You have softened him. (Laughter.)