WOMEN POLICE
“A CRYING NEED” By Te, -rra j - Prest Association AUCKLAND, November 26. The establishment of a women’s police force in New Zealand is to be urged upon the Government by the Auckland branch of the League of Nations Union as a result of a resolution by members at the annual meeting of the branch. When emphasising the necessity for such a force, the mover, Mrs Molesworth, a member of the executive, alleged that in Auckland girls of 14 and 15 were being taken to houses of ill-fame against their will, although proof of this could not be obtained. “In Auckland,” she said, “there is a crying need for women police. We have heard much about drinking among young people, and although I try to be broadminded in the matter I cannot help saying that this drinking by young people is dreadful and is bringing along with it social problems I hardly dare to speak about.”
The motion was carried unanimously after the chairman, Mr M. Aldie, had said although he was not sure such a resolution was within the scope of the union, he felt that the matter was of such urgency that it should not be overlooked.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20586, 27 November 1936, Page 6
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