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65 Is there any other matter I have not asked you about that you wish to mention to the Commissioner ?—Yes; I would like to say the staff are very snappy to the girls, and not at all civil always to us. . m 66. The Commissioner:] Which of the staff do you apply that to particularly ?—To Miss Dean particularly. . „ 67. Mr. Salter.] Do they not make any attempt to win your confidence or to talk in a friendly way to you?—At times they do, but they sometimes have their favourites in the Home. If some of us do the least thing we get punished, and some girls can do as they like and they do not get punished as we do. 68. Then, you consider there is favouritism shown? —Yes. Wednesday, the 4th March, 1908. H- M further examined. 69 Mr Salter.] Where have you been kept since the examination of yesterday?—l have been kept in the cell. I was put in the bedroom directly after I left this room, and I went down to the cell last night about 7 o'clock. 70. And were locked up?— Yes. 71 And when were you let out? —Just now, when I came here. 72. Were the Other girls kept in the cell too?—No, the other three were up together in the dormitory. 73. Had you proper bed-clothes? —Yes. . , 74. Mr. Russell.] The cell is just as good as your ordinary bedroom?—lt is far colder in the cell than in the dormitory. 75. Were you cold last night? —Not very cold. 76. But the room is airy enough?— Yes; it has ventilation at the top. 77. And the light is good?—I had a lamp put there to tidy up the detention-yard. 78. What time do you usually go to bed inside?—B o'clock. 79. What time did" you go to bed last night? —7 o'clock. 80. Did you go to bed at once?—l stayed up a little time, and read a book. 81. Until what time? —Not quite 8 o'clock. 82. And the other three girls who have already given evidence are kept away from the other girls ?—Yes, they are together in the dormitory. 83. You know you were not put there as a punishment? —Yes. 84. Were you told that the reason was that they did not want you to talk to the other girls until you had given evidence? —Yes. 85. I suppose if you had been mixing with the other girls they would have wanted to know what happened yesterday? —Yes. 86. When will you be twenty-one? —June two years hence. 87. It is your desire when you leave here to be a respectable woman? —Yes. 88. You have no wish in any way to the contrary?— No. 89. And are you satisfied that it is the object of the Matron and staff here to help you when you leave here to be a respectable woman? —Yes. 90. You are quite satisfied on that point? —Yes. 91. And do you think they are doing the best they can with the methods at their command to help you along on a good path?— Yes, I think so, so far as behaviour goes. 92. You think, whatever little objection you may have to some things, that the people here, from the Matron downwards, are doing their best to try and help you into a proper path of life? Yes. 93 Are you satisfied that if you had been allowed to follow your own inclination you would not, in'the ordinary course, have been a respectable woman ?—No; I would have been respectable even if I had not been here. 94 Do you not think, if you had been allowed to have your own way, and follow your own desires exactly as you wanted, there would have been a chance of men leading you astray ?—I do not think so at all. 95. You think if you went out of the Home to-day you would be quite competent to take care of yourself?— Yes, so far as respectability went, I would. 96. Your complaints seem to be very small, considering all they are doing for you : for one thing, you complain that you do not like the work in the trees?— Yes. 97". That you do not get some water when working in the lupin paddock? —Yes. 98. And that your food is not quite what you wish?— Yes. 99 That the tea is not very good sometimes? —Yes. 100. And that you were brought back from Mrs. M 's?—Yes, and had some very nasty things said about me which I do not think were proper. 101. That is all your complaints?— Yes. 102. If you had these remedied you would be quite satisfied to be here? —Yes, I would be quite content to stay here if .I was treated justly. " 103 When you were at the M 's did you behave yourself with propriety ?—No, I disobeyed her on several points; and the Matron said when I disobeyed her I did wrong things. I disobeyed the Matron on some points, but I was not guilty of what she accused me. 104. What did the Matron accuse you of ?—Of having men in the house, which was not true; and she accused me of doing all sorts of things which I did not do,

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