The Vagrancy Problem.: The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour HousesDawson, William Harbutt
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The Vagrancy Problem.: The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour Houses
Dawson, William Harbutt
Poor laws; Poor laws -- Great Britain; Tramps; Unemployed
"The hour of departure and the name of the next station to which the
holder proposes to travel must on every occasion be entered on his
pass.
"(5) The holder of a pass is not allowed to make, or permit to be
made, any entry in the same. Any such falsification, as also the use
of the pass by any person other than the one to whom it was issued, is
punishable (Penal Code, Section 363.)
"(6) The managers of travellers' hostels and of relief stations are
authorised to confiscate any pass of which an improper use shall have
been made.
"The cardinal principle to be observed is 'Work in the morning, travel
in the afternoon.' Relief at a relief station will only be given
if the man's pass contains the stamp of the station of departure
dated on the same day as his application, and only at the station
of destination. The traveller must arrive within such a time after
his departure as is consistent with the distance from the station of
departure, and with the hour of his departure entered upon the pass.
"(7) In special cases, especially in winter, and if the nearest
station where the night is to be spent is more than five hours' walk
from the station of departure, a wayfarer may be allowed to leave in
the forenoon, and be given a meal before his departure. Whenever long
distances have to be traversed, light refreshment or an order for a
meal at some intermediate place (substation) may also be supplied.
"(8) Employment maybe sought only through the intervention of the
Labour Registry in connection with the relief station. Going about in
search of work is prohibited.
"Anyone refusing to accept a suitable situation when offered will not
be eligible for work and relief at a relief station.
"If a situation cannot be found for a man, he is required to perform
the work allotted to him at the relief station. The nature and the
duration of this work are determined by the manager of the station. By
accepting relief, the wayfarer undertakes the obligation to perform
the work allotted to him, and to comply with the regulations in force
at the station. Any man, accepting relief, who afterwards refuses to
work and leaves the station without permission will be prosecuted for
fraud.
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