MUST BE STOPPED
LIQUOR IN RELIEF CAMPS
MATTER FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . NELSON, This Day. In sentencing a 'number of men from an unemployment relief camp to various terms of ■imprisonment for taking part in a drunken riot and damaging a tent, Mr. Jiistice- Keed referred to the police report, for which he had asked,, concerning the-conduct in unernploy-. ment camps. - ■ '■ --■• '• •. ■ . ■ "It would bo very useful, "lie said,, "if a copy of tlii's'.stntcnicnt were seiit to the Unemployment Board. They may bo able in some way to regulate the .payments to- these men so that the unfortunate ratepayers who are supposed to be"assisting them should not have their money wasted in the way it apparently is in the purchase of liquor. If something-could be done in the way of payment of some of the money to the dependants of such men, I think it would be a good thing-. This business of paying men excessivel wages to be squandered in drink and gambling, I think, is disgraceful. Now that we have this board, set up, they will have power to deal with it,- and I think it would be a good-thing if this ■ report was sent to them." The Crown Prosecutor said lie would do so. The police inspector had told him that there had been a large increase of offences in the. town, very largely due to" men coming in and "blowing" their cheques.' The Inspector of Police had, however, only tot ported on the conduct of the Camps. His Honour: "I think this report should be brought before the notice of the board in the hope that they will do something to prevent money being squandered in this way." - __ In passing sentence, his Honour saiu it was difficult to'know how to deal with the men, although he 'thought it was .necessary to make an example in order to discourage such actions. One could have treated it aa a drunken riot and dealt with- it quite leniently, but he must take into consideration the fact that the lousiness of. taking liquor into camps and getting drunk had to bo stopped somehow. Ho looked upon the case as bad. - '•
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 11
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361MUST BE STOPPED Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 11
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