Women Police.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 May 1938, Page 6

Women Police.

“We are pleased to note that the con-, tinued demands of New Zealand women for women police, as a preventive of much misconduct, tried out successfully in many other countries, have now resulted in a statement by the Hon P. Fraser, Minister in Charge of the Police Department, that the Government has decided to establish a system oi women police in New Zealand,” states the monthly journal of the New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform. Unemployment Taxation.

“That in compiling unemployment taxation returns a loss sustained in one year should be carried forward against any profit in the ensuing year. The recent Hawke’s Bay flood and the outbreak of facial eczema in Waikato are striking evidences of the justice of this request.” The foregoing was the text of a remit from the Eketahuna branch, which the Wairarapa Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union decided yesterday to forward to the Inter-Provin-cial Conference in Wellington. The Defence Question.

“Australia appears to be more alive than New Zealand to the defence question,” said Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, who, with Lady Russell, returned to Wellington by the Awatca yesterday after attending the Anzac celebrations in Sydney. “On all sides there is a growing feeling in favour of the reintroduction of universal military training,” he added. Australia and New Zealand would have to learn to work together, not only in defence, but also in cultural end economic matters. Australia Attracts Capital.

“I have been very much impressed with the confidence shown by the overseas investor in Australia,” said Mr A. W. Nisbet, secretary of the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association, who returned to Wellington by the Awatea from Sydney yesterday. “Money is literally pouring into Australia —particularly in New South Wales and Victoria —for capital expenditure in the development of industries. It is coming from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada. South Africa and New Zealand—literally millions. Much is going to Broken Hill and Port Kembla —to the iron and steel and kindred industries.” Mr Nisbet spent some ■weeks in Australia investigating industrial development and the operations of the various wages boards and the Arbitration Court system in the different States.