ALLEGED CHILD SLAVERY.
THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. SYNOPSIS OF EVIDENCE. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ELTHAM, November 27. The Argus publishes the following synopsis of evidence gathered re child slavery in nearly all the schools in the district from Stratford towards. Hawera: — (1) No person interviewed would ; endorse the charge of child slavery. (2) No school teacher was prepared to .state that there is a case of hardship among children attending school at the present, time. (3) Some children come late onaccount of milking. (4) Some teachers found it difficult, to get home-work done. (5) One teacher said his pupils were sometimes drowsy. (6) Medical men can cite no instance of illness induced by children working on farms. (7) No children have been known to suffer physically from milking. (8) The weight of evidence is that children are as intellectual here as elsewhere. (9) .Vilking by children has decreased . rapidly during recent years. (10) The hour at which the children rise is about 5.30 a.m. (11) The number of cows milked varies from six to ten at the height of the season. (12) During a considerable portion " of th's time schools are closed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8991, 28 November 1907, Page 5
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193ALLEGED CHILD SLAVERY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8991, 28 November 1907, Page 5
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