IMMORALITY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13753, 4 February 1919, Page 4

IMMORALITY.

AZJiSZIfING STATEMENTS.

Houses of ill-fame ore said to be pretty frooly .scattered over Wellington at; tho present time. The growth of sucli houses is stated to have resulted from defects in the present law. The police, it; seems, are practically powerless to • leal with the matter. The position as placed before a "2s T ew Zealand Times'' reporter yesterday by one competent tojtfk speak is that it is useless for the to raid a suspected house to endeavour .

to secure the conviction of the inmates. as recent decisions of the court make it almost impossible to prove prostitution. Further, police officials are said to have refused to take such cases in hand, as they earn much abuse, no thanks, and are really taking on losing cases.

•'We have found," stated the gentleman in question, "in prosecutions against women alleged to bo concerned in. houses of ill-fame, that the police are* harassed from beginning to end. Proof? has to be given that money actually has passed to the woman implicated. Suck proof is almost impossible to obtain. What is tho result? The police are powerless, and, in fact, refuse to acfeImmorality is being practised on 'Jβ hirge scale in the city, and many young men and young girls are being led ustruy. Many of the houses I am referring to are being run on what ono might bo called fashionable lines. Tho promoters are very many, but are prospering, nevertheless. An amendment in the present law is urgently needed. , *