THE MISERY SQUAD.
,10 :th£ editor. Sir,— -Recently y° fir correspondent, G. 0., gave a very pitiful account of the present system of marching the prisoners through our streets whilst taking 1 them to and from their daily work. I have often witnessed this awful sight, and on each occasion the thought has occurred to me: Could not this dreadful system of marching the prisoners through our main streets be done away with? 1 would suggest that these prisoners be put to work to 'grow fruit and vegetables for the poor people of Wellington. There are hundreds of poor people who cannot afford to give their families fruit or vegetables ' on account of the -high price charged for same. I feel sure if the prisoners were put to some useful work as I have suggested, it would be a step in. the Tight direction, because not only would the poor people benefit, but this class of work would go a long way towards helping to reform the prisoners. Trusting that you .will give your earnest attention to this matter.— I am, etc., W. A. THOMSON. ' Wellington,, 9th January, 1912.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1912, Page 2
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