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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 8

Dr. Martin, M.L.C., of New Soiith i Wales, is not a member of ihe British Medical Association.' Ho said so list; week when speaking as a tiiembcr of a deputation which. Waited upon the State Premier in- connection' 'with the trouble between the. doctors and the mining lodges of thb Newcastle district. Dr. Doyio emphasised that lie was presentnot as a medical man, but as a politician, andj proceeding, said that lie did not belong to either the A.M.A. or the. B.M.A. ''Some years ago," ho said, "I did belottg to the. Medical Society of-Newcastle, bi.it 1 left that hody, because, by a specific voto, it refused, to expel men whom I considered to be infamous in a- .professional aspect in employing unqualified assistants in the district. I would not n'ppi'ovo of n society which did that, and , I have not belonged to otic since." Tiio fnet that the Government docs not do more in assisting in the opening up of tourist resorts was referred to in terms of regret by tlio Mayor of Auckland (Mr. C. J. Parr), at-,the opcnsnjr of tiro Exhibition Drive at Titirnngi.r.n Saturday afternoon. He said tliat when the idea of constructing a drive into tlio bush nt Titiroiigi was first taken up, lie saw the Minister of Public Works (tho Hon. W. Prasor),in r<rga.i'd to tho question of a./Govoranrent grant. Mr. Fraser. said tliat liiero Was a prospent of £200 being voted by tho Government for the purpose. Tills was not a larce sum, but it would l-,nvc been very welcome. . Mr. Frnser sub-. stated, however, that owijiir to tbo more pressing needs of .the backblocks settlers, th-e money cenkl not bo voted. They all, Mr. Parr said, vmn;-i-tised the requirements of tlio backblocks, but. lio what was Mm use of n Tourist lVr*rtment if it did not •assist, in providing facilities.for tourists to -ses 'the seeui-c beauties of the coi'»tw.