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NO COMPULSORY POWER. \ffj [BY TELEGRAPH.— OTOJ CORRESPONDENT.) ® WELLINGTON, Wednesday. *j A statement regarding the employment of interned civilian prisoners was made in the House of Representatives this afternoon by the Prime Minister, in reply to a question by Mr. G. Wittv, Riccarton. | Mr. Massey said the Government has M decided that prisoners of war -who intimate that they desire employment will ; be utilised on road work in WaimarinoSft The proposal has not yet been put into if force, owing to the period of the year, but steps will be taken to arrange for employment in the early spring. The: Government cannot compel interned $5 civilians to work, as such action would bell contrary to international law. Prisoners of war in internment camps are required to do so much manual labour as will keep 11 them in good mental and bodily health.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16583, 5 July 1917, Page 6
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