Taranaki settlers who cannot find laborers to work their farms are resorting to the labor nearest at hand—that of their children. The consequence ib that tlie childron do not go to school. The Truant Inspector haß noticed tho tendency to keep tile children at home. He has reported thus to the Education Board: ' "In the country 1 him- been informed by n number of parent* that they huvo had to keep the children ut home to assist m harvesting and m Betting iv winter crops, as Uiey were unable to get outside labgrf
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10958, 29 April 1907, Page 2
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