THE DENTISTS' ACT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 4

THE DENTISTS' ACT.

PETITIONS ;F^ / The Publio' PetitionsvCoiamit^!7pf^W : V-S-' House of Representativeshas recommend- : edvthat-thov-Den&tsVACTVbe.amenSM/fioV,':.':''' as all'.bonaMe. apprentices and : '.V. dentists who'.'had been 'employed .in" the v .> profession, before tie passing of. the;.-Act'. : V being admitted to - the -profesion'^njide*.-.-.,! the old .Act .:>:'•;'-: *..•■'-.:.::->■,■' -'."'- ' V Mt.- James- Allen;(Bruce)," referring to■;■';: : the-.' above /recommendation, yesterday v '.afternoon; said .he hoped■ that;nothing ';' would-be done to open the.dcor;to;un>-..;. .•;' qualified men. V- ■'■ ; V'; V .- ':;.--; ;i 'v* : .. .., Mr..Fisher (Wdliniiton-iCentral)^:™.:^ : V eisted .on the; ieoessity; of peeping'; the ';■:■•:'-■ various professions open to. able young' 'V-'. men'.who were, not of capital: -' ■'.;, '■:-, ,i The Hon. D..Buddosaid .thai.no;doubt ;•': :' some 'petitioners - deserved; considerationv'.^',;.;' but' there was' no ; intention of- opening; -. ,',-: the, door .to the profession "without; discrimination.; -ft •■■■ "' ; A : ■ '':■■'<'■ ;'.V,'.:'.' V; : :' ; The Hon. ,T- 'Mackenzie,- who declared - ;; that the Dominion:was going examinations:;;;; mad," stated'that there was .'a tendency; in '.'-'; many professions'to.create dose oornom-X -.- tions. '"■' ;v:- ; 'ifP: v';.v::;::.'. ~'ft-:: ; \; v .-: ; ; - ;.'v.: .. Mr. (Wellington 1 South): thought;;:;.' the committee had only' done,the : correct .- ■ ,- thing;in reporting to the.'House'as they.;-.-.; had-done, 1 -';'i!<"" : ' X■''■':■■ •'" :.'■'■■■.■'.v-V:.-.- : .'■.;■:■.,-. '":Mr? Davey; (Chnstehurch East) said the.;. A. committee only' 1 wished to'giveythe:-young> ;.";, men concerned, the chance of tthovring'that l -"-.-.* they-were ais competent asj the.men .who f'.\ had been admitted previous to', the.;pass- ;' ; - : \. JUgbf ,tho Act.'. . : ';'Av.<'ft ;: '-'V,\;;;V-;;: :""■''?'■-.; .' The i.xeportv-of V.the '..committee xym: : .:;--l adopted. -.;■ ; .v5 : ;-;:-"''.. v . ; . ;ft-:ftv: ■'^■/■■■;r:-; : --',-' :: -U