AN UNDESIRABLE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14887, 29 January 1914, Page 3

AN UNDESIRABLE.

«- ■ HOSPITAL BOARD'S COMPLAINT. "Once more it is necessary to call attention to tho ease with which persons in an advanced stage of consumption, aro allowed to land in New Zealand," reported tho Public Health Committee to tho Hospital Board yesterday. "During the past month a man arrived from Sydney. He is Iso ill that he must of necessity become an inmate of ono of the Board's institutions. The attention of tho Inspector-General has been drawn to tho matter." . ' The following report was received by the Board on the case: — "All people, including wife and three children, who aro still in Scotland, strong and healthy. Patient also came out for better wages and general living conditions; found climate too warm m Sydney and workrooms were close, but took no heed; got frequent colds and had slight hemorrhage. Went to doctor, who kept him in bed two months; sent to "Waterfall Hospital, New South Wales. Got on well for two months, then found the work he had to do there too heavy and began to go back. Left to como to New Zealand: strikes delayed him a month in Sydney, bad passage and accommodation coming over and became much worse. It is a most pitiful case, because he only came hero three weeks ago in the Maunganui on Christmas Day. His mother, a hardworking woman, sent him the money to come over, and she is the only relative he has in the colonies. The Maunganui arrived in Lyttelton from Sydney via "Wellington." It was'stated that the man was in tlie hospital at the present time-. The question was asked whether he could not' be deported as an undesirable immigrant, but it was pointed out that the man's condition was _uch that it was dangerous for him to travel. Mr J. D. Hall wanted to know who •vas the doctor who passed the man into New Zeair-rid. Mr Hall moved accord- ' , -~ , Mr H. B. Sofensen said the medical examination of arrivals in the country was a farce. Mr Hall's motion was carried.