Women's Franchise League.
(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, duly 23. The Women's Franchise League pas«od a series of resolutions to the effect that in view of the unsatisfactory amendment by the Council of the Unmnal Code Bill, the League calls on the Premier to fulfil hie promi>e to bring in a Bill to raise the age of cjn^ent ; that the w< men of the Colony feel it a disgrace that the Colouy should be behind any other country in the mat" ter; that nothing lower than 16 years will satisfy the jjreat. majority of thinking men and women ; that the kxecutive protests •gainst tho monstrous provision that after a lapse of one month after the com - mital of such an unpardonable often ce, no charge can be brought; that tbe Executive fail* to see on what principle, save protecting immorality aud making vice siife, laws for the protection of girls aud young children should be made to operaie so differently to those in favour of pro. prrtj, and suggest tint nothing less than six months whould be tbe limit.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 20, 24 July 1894, Page 3
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178Women's Franchise League. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 20, 24 July 1894, Page 3
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