WOMEN POLICE
AN AUCKLAND MOTION SUPERVISION OF GIRLS URGENCY FOR FORCE STRESSEO [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, Nov. 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 the result of a resolution by members at the annual meeting ot the branch. When emphasising the necessity for such a force the mover, Mrs Mo’.esworth, a member of the executi. e, 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 on 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 that although he was not sure 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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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 27 November 1936, Page 7
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206WOMEN POLICE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 27 November 1936, Page 7
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