“Child Slavery” in Taranaki
UNDUE EMPLOYMENT IN FARM DUTIES Ter Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 21. ‘‘Child slavery" was the term employed by the chairman of tho Taranaki Education Board (Mr. J. A. Valentine) to describe the undue employment of children in farm duties, instances of which were reported to the meeting of the board to-day. The board gave instructions that teachers in charge of schools should be asked for confidential reports of any such cases. ‘‘l feel that the use of children in farm duties is growing," said the senior inspector (Mr. R. R. Hunter) who reported two cases. ‘‘Such use i« detrimental to the mental and physical development of the children concerned who do not get a fair chance."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19390622.2.69
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 145, 22 June 1939, Page 6
Word Count
121“Child Slavery” in Taranaki Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 145, 22 June 1939, Page 6
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