NO SLAVERY IN NAURU
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT By Telegranh.—Press Assn.—Copyright. 'MELBOURNE, May 27. The report to the Council of the League of Nations on the administration of Nauru has been tabled in the House of Representatives. Tho Administrator replies to questions addressed to him by the League on the subject of slavery by stating that slavery does not exist on the island. There is, therefore, no necessity to take any steps to ensuro its suppression. No particular legislation had been enacted, die said, to ensure the prohibition of forced labour, but forced labour for any purpose, even for public works and services, was not permitted. The recruiting of Nauruan native labour was not practised, the men as a rule being omplovcd by the day. week, or month. Neither was recruiting in Nauru for other torritoorios permitted. Very few of ilio natives eared for any kind of sustained work.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12458, 28 May 1926, Page 3
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