STREET TRADING
THE OVER-WORKING OF CHILDREN. An important announcement regarding the intentions of the Government to regulate tho ■employment of. cliiMren in street trading was made by the Minister of Education in the- House of Representa M V r e Vate'iSed the Minister of Education whether he 'will take such, legislative or other action as may he -necessary to remedy the very unsatisfactory .stale of affairs disclosed m the report V of the school medical inspectors relate to street trading, Ion? hours, and overwork of some city children. , The Hon. .T. A. Hanan M>n* « Education) replied: It is hoped that Ration will ]>o passed Ins session eiving certain powers fc> the Department's juvenile probation officers that will onaWe them to deal, to some extent, with sin? excessive amount of streettradin", lonff hours, or overwork alTecti',™somc city children. In order to deal fl'ilv with the matter, it will he lieces--sT.rv to secure certain amendments in Industrial Schools Act, and I may stnte that the Department has under consideration tho inclusion of such amendments durinc the general revision of the Industrial Schools Act, which is now being made.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 3
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186STREET TRADING Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 3
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