HABITUAL DRUNKARDS.
The law enables a man to take out a prohibition order against himself; it should permit him, if he wishes, to take still stronger measures to help him to fight the craving for drink or drugs. The value of Pakatoa to such men, says the Christchurch "Press." ; lies not merely in the fact that they cannot gratify their appetites, but that they cannot leave the place until the end of the period for which they have been committed, except by order of the Governor. There is not this element of compulsii n about private institutions, and a man who voluntarily entered' one of i them could, therefore, leave whenever he chose, which would probably be whenever the craving became too strong for his will. Parliament should certainly amend the law in the direction of enabling magistrates to commit to Pakatoa anyone who voluntarily and for sufficient reason wishes to work out his own reform.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 16 January 1909, Page 4
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156HABITUAL DRUNKARDS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 16 January 1909, Page 4
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