Failed To Follow Manpower Direction
(P.A.) INVERCARGILL, Thursday Pearl Ross, a young woman who proceeded to Seacliff Mental Hospital at the direction of the manpower authorities last Tuesday and Jhen left again about two hours later, and returned to Invercargill the same afternoon, appeared before the magistrate (Mr J. Abernethy) in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. Through counsel she pleaded guilty of failing to comply with her direction to Seacliff as a nurse aid. Defendant, at the conclusion of the case this morning in reply to questions by Mr Abernethy, intimated that even if found medically and temperamentally fit for duties, she would still refuse to comply with the direction. The case was adjourned until January 21 so that defendant’s suitability or otherwise for the work could be determined.
“If you are fit and still refuse to go back I will then have to consider the matter of penalty,” commented the magistrate.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19451221.2.112
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 21 December 1945, Page 10
Word Count
152Failed To Follow Manpower Direction Northern Advocate, 21 December 1945, Page 10
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.