PROHIBITING MARRIAGE.
UNDER THREAT OF DISMISSAL. A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. PERTH, yesterday. The Assembly approved of a new clause in the Criminal Code Bill that any person or corporation prohibiting under threat of dismissal the marrying (if any employee over 121 would be liable to a fine of £-300 or three months' imprisonment. This is the outcome of evidence in the Arbitration Court in Western Australia that banks prohibited the marriage of clerks receiving under £2OO per annum.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19131017.2.72
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2053, 17 October 1913, Page 7
Word Count
77PROHIBITING MARRIAGE. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2053, 17 October 1913, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in