CHILD LABOUR.
a 111? Teleerapli.—Presn Aesoelalton.l 'Auckland, June H. The question of child labour in fomilrr districts was referred lo bv .Mr. \V. 0. I.amb (president of the Auckland Country Teachers' Association!, in the course of his evidence before the Education Commission. He said his association lind institnted inquiries nnd had found Hint country children often suffered considerable hardships. In some cases tliev worked at home for seven hours, and then travelled several miles lo school and arrived there in a jaded condition. The result of inquiries showed Hint when such children reached the school they were not in the receptive condition nece--;iiy In receive iiiMruclion. 11 uw not considered n hardship for children lo milk Iwo or three cows, but in some ca-cs children were subjected to real condition* of -lavcry. The Country Tearlier-' Association hoped thai with the advent of Hie niilkimr machines the evil to a large extent would be removed.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 6
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154CHILD LABOUR. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 6
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