ABSENCE FROM WORK
WOMEN CHIEF OFFENDERS (P,A.) WELLINGTON, May 29. Forty persons, almost exclusively women, w,ho were either known to be defaulters or suspected to be such under the Industrial Man-power Emergency Regulations, were rounded up in two days in a recent “driye” carried out by the Wellington manpower authorities in conjunction with the special branch of the police authorised to question people frequenting hotels and places of amusement during working hours. The ages of the persons questioned ranged from 16 to 35 years. The tightening up of the administration has l?ad particular application to cases of absenteeism, which still show little sign of decreasing. During the 17 months the regulations have been in force in Wellington 1800 cases of absenteeism have been reported. During April 42 fines were imposed by the Wellington manpower authorities in cases of absenteeism, of which 170 were reported; and for the present month 130 fines have been imposed out of 300 reported cases, the majority covering the aftermath of the Easter holidays.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19430531.2.61
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 25239, 31 May 1943, Page 3
Word Count
168ABSENCE FROM WORK Otago Daily Times, Issue 25239, 31 May 1943, Page 3
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. 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 Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in