"TO WORK OR NOT TO WORK."
THE POSITION AT ROTOROA ISLAND Per Press Association. Auckland, June 17. Three inmates of Rotoroa made their appearance in the Police Court this af- ] ternoon, charged with insubordinate con- J duct on the island on Wednesday last.! The information was laid under the Reformative Institutions Act. A remand in all three cases was granted until Friday next. The question arose as to what was to be done with the accused; in the meantime. His AVorship said' that if they were allowed bail as they requested they would have to return to the island, as they could not be allowed at large. If they were sent back to'the' island until Friday, it was said that they would be unable to communicate with their counsel, and their presence on tuc, island might have an injurious effect on 'i the other inmates. His Worship eventually remanded the three men in cus- > tody. Counsel, it is understood, is to I be employed by the three accused in I order to make this a test case as to I whether inmates can be compelled to work on the island or not. Speaking to a reporter yesterday, one I of the Salvation Army officers said that as matters stand now on the island, there is practically no work done by the in- ! mates. When the 8.30 a.m. "bell rings for work, the men go out and scatter themselves all over the island, but come back again "for meals. The sixty-live inmates are not even doing ordinary household duties of cleaning up, woodchopping or gardening. All the fishing boats are under guard to prevent escape, and as the result of no fishing being indulged in, the men eomplain of shortage of fish, fish being one of their chief articles of diet. Two constables are on duty on the island to preserve order. It is hoped that the present prosecution will settle the question of enforced work on the island once and for all. the authorities holding that steady toil is the most important part of the curative treatment of the men on the island.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 16, 19 June 1913, Page 17
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