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Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, Page 2

The practice of some-people of leaving small children locked up in motorcars while they attend race meetings was referred to by the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry), who indicated that he proposed to obtain a report with a view to adopting measures that would put a stop to a practice which he described as inhuman and dangerous. On one country course it wss found necessary to break ( the windotv of a car in order to give ventilation ' io the child imprisoned inside, and a similar incident is said to have occurred at the Rotorua races a few days ago. “I was amazed to hear of people going away and leaving children shut up in such a manner,” said Mr Parry. “I cannot say, off hand, whether there is power under the Police Offences Act to deal with such cases, but I shall certainly investigate. I shall see what can be done to check what is undoubtedly a highly dangerous and most inhuman practice.”