NEW'ROLES FOR WOMEN

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 33, 3 November 1920, Page 8

NEW'ROLES FOR WOMEN

DEBATE IN THE COUNCIL'

ADJOURNED "FOR A FORTNIGHT"

The following motion was moved by ' ■ , the Hon. M. Cohen in the Legislative ) . Council! yesterday:— i '•;.. "That, in the opinion of this Coun- ■., q), the time has arrived'when the Government ought to consider the desirabili ...ity of- appointing women police patrols, ~,-the appointment of a woman as col- ' league of the Censor of Picture Films, '■■ and the appointment of women as. Justices of the Pence." Social workers in .'Dunedin .thought that the recommendations contained in j. ' ■ ■ the resolution ought to be acted upon , at once, said Mr. Cohen; From otherparts of the • Dominion also came de- • mands for a change in. the direction indicated. The appointment of policewomen meant protection'for young wo- ■: men against criminal tendencies. In England, Canada, and Australia the value of the policewomen had been tested v and proved. The weakening of home influence was the source of much social evil to-day. In support of the submission that a .woman should be appointed to.assist the censor of films, Mr. Cohen 'said that a score of women could be found in Wellington whose judgment would be accepted by the public without question. Scores of women also had ■ 6hown themselves well qualified to discharge ' the duties of Justices of . the ■ Peace. The Hon. G. M. Thomson seconded 1 the motion. He. claimed that Dunedin, ''$he town in which he lived,'employed more efficient means of combating tlio ' temptation of vice than did the terminal seaport towns of Auckland and Wellington; -where temptation- was more rife. There appeared to be in Dunedin a, greater number of useful-social organisations, than in the other'places.' He i heartily supported the recommendations . contained in the motion. •The Hon. W. Earhshaw moved that the.debate be adjourned for.a fortnight. " He/considered that the "Council ought to . lx- giving itg attention to important leg- : ' islation. • '. ' '" Mr. Earnshaw's amendment went to a division, and -was carried by 17 votes to eight. The division list was as follows: For the Amcntfment (17). Bell Hawk'e ■'..;' •. Alison Mitchelson i Buchanan Moore . Collins ' Patuki Earnshaw . Samuel Fisher Scott Fraser Simpson Garland Tukino 1 ' Grimmond ■" ' ' Against (8). Clarke Izard Cohen Michel Fleming - Stewart Gow • Thomson The fortnight's 'adjournment is quite !. ■ sufficient to ensure that the debate will not be resumed. ' [ A member^lnvitation ''; ,T0 CELEBRATE A COMPLETED ' ■ TUNNEL. "Has ; the Minister of Public Works received information to the effect that the Ohahukura tunnel is now complet- ': ed, and, if so, will he join with me in ; celebrating the occasion?" asked Mr. W. T. Jennings. (.Waitomo). in the House of • Representatives. The .Hon. J. G. Coates replied that he had not re&jived official information of the completion of the. tunnel. If it was not quite completed he would be only too • delighted to facilitate matters so that ho ■ inigM hart- the pleasure of joining the honourable- member in the function he had proposed. TONGARIRO SER COMPANY • PETITIONEES COME TO AN ' v AGREEMENT. Three petitions this session brought ■ to the notice of the House various mat- ' tera connected with the valuable timber rights held by the Tongariro Timber Co., Ltd. The petitions were referred to the Native Affairs Committee, the chairman of -which (Mr. J. A. Young, ■ Waikato) yesterday -reported to ■ the House as follows: — ; "I am directed to report that tho ■committee has heard the representatives of all the parties concerned, and that these representatives came to an agreement which was placed before the com- ' mitteo. The agreement reads as follows: • "Tho petitioners in all tho petitions now before the Native Affairs Committeo in ' respeot of the Tongariro Timber Company agree: (1) That the committee be asked to recommend the following '. scheme—(a) that a local government district should bo created consisting of the lands which will be benefited by the construction of tho proposed KakahiLake Tnupo railway; (b) the governing body of such district to bo nominated by . f he Government (pending the _development of settlement in the district), including a representative or representatives of the Native owners of lands in the district; .and (c) such board to have borrowing and roting powers and power to enter into some working nr- ' riingemont with the Tongariro Timber Company in connection with the construction of the railway and the comipany's timber-eVttiiW operations, •dubjeet to the approval of the Government, Biich arrangement to ine'ludo provision for the prompt payment of all moneys now due by the coii'iptmy to tho Natives. (2) That legislation be passed if possible this session to triyo effect to the foregoing scheme.' This being a matter of policy, tho committee expresses no opinion thereon, but refers the same,to the Government. The committee desires to exnrcas the opinion that no extension of time should be . granted to the company unless nil arrears to' the Native owners , aro fully ■ •■filMfihrgea.*'-. ,[ " ,: '. ".', ' The-report of the committeo was ' adopted by the House.

The Nurses Registration. Amendmont Bill was yesterday passed by the. Council without any amendment worth noting. , The measure originated in the v Lower House. • The Land Drainage ■Amendmeat Bill jrae yesterday paeeed bj: the Council.