THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
ALLEGED CHILD SLAVERY. WELLINGTON, February 6. The Minister of Labour has "had inquirie« made by officers of the department 1 as to the allegations made by the Post that child slavery exists on dairy farms in some dietricte of the North Island. The Post states to-night that the reports sent jn to the Minister show .that the al'egations were justified, but the Minister is "waiting until * he receives reports from the -whole of the • districts before going fully into the matter, with a view to seeing- if any legislation shall be introduced to deal with the evil.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2761, 13 February 1907, Page 11
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