SAVING THE BABIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 13

SAVING THE BABIES.

Kfj^^^STAT^^ %:|; ; MINISTE'te. 1 ThO ;importahti question .as .to .how far tho. i:!»j:v' assist the various ■'■:'i : .'\\ ,;havet'been. established o'v.Yi vtfj&agabafc.''.the-Dominion , to promoto'. the y:*i: -..'.'-'; of children was tho subject ' I'vsj ■deputation to the' Prime Min-=j£.'£^;:\isfe-r ;{Sir:;Josephs-Ward) yesterday. ' . \ rf\;V^;i : :;*^r^?Theoinin;(of.'Dunedin) ; :spoko particu-.i:l;'SV.-f''a^'-'^^^TC^wco..to:th6.:Karitano\noin'e at IrV < <-p Duhediiy •Tho' institution, sho'soid,. had. done yfi;; ; ;;¥;a\^ea;t; : It had ton \' '■':■■ 'i -Si*?. l ??^^out.'.«iid.cr'.dlffi(niltics.-' ? '.After' economisin;'overy.direction it had been found that ■ M : '.'..:.;,tore;was'ft•'shortage of.'iC73o..last.year. Roply-tP:-a query by-Sir;Joseph,';she statod that feiS-f tji<>-homo;required' : a; subsidy,'every year in dd- % ; :«ditlon^t6'tho.oESOO it had already-been granted.' ; r:.;ThO;;expen6es.: ; ih.'connection with the 'jristitll- ;,/?;,'; ■ jvtipttitpralled a little' under- .£IOOO ;por year. .•'.- \ ''■•/'> '■'.'■ -/'AMr'si'^Morton •;':>y..; ; .^ ;,:.'; V . v beeh,;in'.existence;for;.:two, ; years.; Over 500 ;; >- :■;J". -babies "had. passed •through" the institution, and ';■ r: ;;.,; the'r'deaths .'had only'totalled' six. 'all -of which Vi'..' : v ;ha4-'-been:'due,tb : ;outsido causes. '-.Their ; ex- '.' '■'■*•■■■ .',",perisesi had becjgmet by- donations and one '^ll^^•lv■-V^Bubsid^'of;''^l()fllKhiohvthey.■hlld■.^ofleiTed'fr6m ; .::j W.; tho -Government!, The.work had increased to. ::--..', ; -.,;BuchVan. extent' that it had'been found necesw-;>'-.: y.oary-J'toi employe a;-nurse in 'the outside dis-': ■ ; ;';wV';.(fricte;;V;:r,>.:.,.v.-.i;v . ;:\ -":;:,::■,::;-:;■ :.■ ... ?,.; , •- ■■: : ': ■;' > : Mr s.'.'Parkes ,(of Auckland); said tho Plunket : ,;,' ;x;'iHbrd^in: : ,the'.'.Aorttotn\city.;bAd >: bcen''bMii'',f6r .fv.-.:'.'.-'ls:months, -the period:36o-:babies had ;.:;:j,.-;.:passed'->.through:it;.whilst.over 3000.babies had ■\; ,';r..; •? been,-at the:home, at:ono tiro oor another.: .■ So. .'-..''..'.(.great' had.been the volumeof work that a fur-;i'.-,:,v.C:>-ther-;nurse.had'just.had to be appointed.; They ;.-<■'•'''):' ':llsd.,tp;rely.mainly-on subscriptions.,'; . '- -Atkinson (of Wellington) hoped ::,i:.-", .'.,'■, tnePrime Minister would urge the Houseto vote ';..."'.;•-.■■>:■."SHmoiiiiiisubsidies for the work. There could patriotic-work thnnthat of sating ;..:':;!;; -.th'b: babiesi■'•;■ The change that -was wrought' on •';''}! ; VT;theibabies: at:.the .institutions; was .wonderful. .received,: some', of them' were 05 bad as ;■,i ;V' any/children :in thb 'Itodinn '-'{amine, but a ';"■•■'.-!■'.•. f?w mbnths.-,l.oter;t.hey showed every .promise of '-;..;.'■•.. growing i into sturdy, citizen's.-" As "a. result of ■',-'.'.;;-';t tho..good..work-was. spreading '5 ■ ■';; .the. Dominion. Subsidies for' such AX "1 •■ ;; n ?*^ ,ul d; forni.Yone of tho, best :ihvostmonts j,:- '■.>.-;.• money possible. : r V:. '-~... :.;,■, -•■ i: - ] ■^■typ ! ?P>by . Kihg:;drew'. attention '< to tho 'cduV ;;.-.--::;,:-.catiye< : valuo ; of■■ such';institutions, especially! :- ; ;-H'',^;t to it to-; >wu .-;^talled.: per-,-month-"and';iiieludod'' .;, r .v;,.;people;from;.Australia.,Nnrses>ho were'trained ■-.-"•' ;.,; .there iwent .to ". parts 'Of ''Xew^ekland:' :--:;■ again'guilds- of girls had 'Iwcn. formed' .at the At- -:;?;■ aceommodation. at. the homo.'.hnd' \:.,-:i'-;y-P.fO?Jpn>Tiacd' for 10 uuraes, two servants and ,;V '. : : ,;TOlUetiraes,! 18 babies..,-■ .The children' wero'hot- ;; ; : :;j.panipered'.ttnd they ..were,not, kept' more than ' ; ; ¥ ■■'.■•'JPW',' anjess in special coses. ■ After; the ;: :'.'''. : '~-,.b * fi!?s ; ..l l, a d , been 4 thore weeks 'it Vas r..;.-,v..,,..imbbssiblo to .believe that they had- been the ■V : J-'•■'.'l-.7'S4 m f io'thp.advtee.cironniatanecs which had ;:;;.;. ,-vled,tO;;thembeing taken there.". Ho- hoped .the : -it bb.'ablb'to se'o-its wiy: to- ,'; V - : JVmP:'?™™ what,could only.be described as- ; '■ i•'?*^^ ; ' J ;, ;B -' Cal'an.Co^Otago)'-also' bore: ' .'-;i-. :;;r*«*nniony r to'the good. : work done at-tho Kari-' ;:):.v-- , ,. r: -V ; -tatH9.iHom«.-i.' .:.' , ; .''-,- ' :,<:.. : ...'■■•. ■:■'■,■■:■ ■ f;'- -iv'v^^^rimo^Mihistertin^ reply).said-it'-wbiiid■ ';.';:>•';,- J?^ a 1;;3 00r ., 1 « a n\whose syinpatliies ;weM .not'' on ';.;Y^:-;' : wP;;6ide_ot-thoseXwho.:were'nssistln^tho f mbvi*J ;V:i v :\-;:™? n^' H «:was'anxipti9.to.see-it,cftrried oh for :'. ¥v^;^all:!tim<s.:and, successfully*. if that■ ;.wa9':t!i« ■•■V : -:.:--,-' o Wj<! a 'l,o'U-tho.Govornment : heiwould be>able i';\^V:?. : .to,. , giv6 the: deputation a. muoh- mbre" definite :,■...:;:•'-. reply,;as tb.-what ; th». Government v/as prepared ;.;.^.-. t V«nconritte',-; the -'imnltiplidation"- of homes similar - v : s : '.".;::to'ae;Karitane:Hbme; . Applieations had eonie: •"■'.' ?':,.-to i, hand .from.;:different;'pfaosS,where' it; Was .;.. ui.; proposed':to :That .=; - : -'-:-'\ -■■ -T!J«^.:JS«}«.-off.thfl':ditQetiltl6s. -with' 1 ;::V,; ;, was :not,agftinst.the'establisli-' .; ,-.,',v ( -;.. ;raeilt > of : -Siioh "homes;: but,- it' would ' B6V«r' 'do >: k ■'■'. -Vvior,;ian;sunderstunding 'to -get Vtbrbad.;that - the ■;:?.!? Wgprtrnment .was.preparc<.|to give a'contrlbu- '- ;!-,'.':. "'tion .lnrespect'pf. each :of, tr(»)i). =1/ such homes •.-,.' ,:/.-,■ ».'«*We i .very: •numerous', .it i.wbiild raise' -the : ; v: ; r;;, ; nu«Stion';as;,to,.whether ...there- .should -not'bo ■ ; -V^ ; ,K^Sislq.«onnfls:;tolhbW:.:.they.Jwtr'e -tovbe coik: ; ;Ki :■'" v ';Perhftps■ in i-order 'to; to ;; f.- VJ e ;Wt- a .>;?P ntr , i . ~lltJ ? jfe ln f?h^'>« : .ncMssary. .-:• .i.i-.f o !».M«m;,-to.-.'-be l , att^he'd^to'Vliistltutions.' to ;;■;:;■. he. Wuld?nbt:-rofdr,-;.';lti'.rfgard{to>th6 i-,;;,,};{que>_tion,..hOwevar,;\.on'a 'centra ;.-would not bo ;;:..',';,:■-'; put' t i,at "a■,'disadvantage ■: as--compared' with' ani :;;:iV;-?,; other;;! ■- f ;vV-: : ■•:,;,;;: ; ';. •■•'•'■ .'.,'•■■'. ■■„ .-' -, ■> v.-.-.-.' ■-.-: ■,;■' nine altogether; : ;Sir;ejro»pli.'added..'thiit':.'Hlo time, was - op' '-,; ."'..V.'Proaehiftg.,when.questions..siioh'as.the one un';v;':V;.:;;.oerv&bßco.rshoiild be settled; 'In. due-.time ho r,'^.^ :^: i'.l™w.o'i-.adyi.se':VtheVdeppta'tWri 'as '■■ to !: what: was - Xn- coiiclnsiori,' he ac-' ;::.,:. .'.knowle.dged: the,-goodVWork: -whioli•■• Dr. -Truby '■'■■ : y. .: h Kifl?^vas.:dbihg,-ifl,regard to■ the.- matter.'''His •;• ..v r,vworfc*as. appreciated- both' -by tho •Government ■.'i'-'iv'w;-\sndithb;.peopi«.4»--T- 1 <-.t- : .. .■■.■,;:,.'.;■:-:-