MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1984, 14 February 1914, Page 5

MEDICAL INSPECTION.

; AGENTS-GENERAL REPORT. WILL [ACT AS DETERRENT TO TOURIST TRAFFIC By Telegraph—Press Aeoociation—Copyright London, February 12. The Agents-General havo drafted a report on tlio. Commonwealth's now system of medical examination of immigrants. The report refers to tho inquisitorial character of tho questions asked, and declares that it is not advisable to frighten away people by excessively stringent restrictions, notably tho exclusion of anyone developing latent diseaso within three years. A meeting, attendod by Mr. A. Kirkpatrick, Sir T. B. Robinson, Sir John M'Call, and Mr. Haro, Agents-General, accepted tho sub-committco's report on tho subject. CONFERENCE SUGGESTED. BY SIR TIMOTHY COGHLAN. Sydney, February 13. Sir Timothy Coghlan, Agent-Genoral for New South AVales, has cabled to tho Government that tho proposed compulsory 1 medical examination of first and second-class passengers will act as a deterrent to the tourist traffic. Ho urges that the proposed regulations bo submitted to a conforenco of tho Agents-General. 1 ■ Mr. G'ann (Colonial Secretary) has forwarded Sir T. Coghlan's message to Mr. Holman (Premier), who is ill New Zealand. Ho agrees that the regulations would ba, resented by both passengers and tHe- shipping companies, and suggests that tho Federal authorities should provide tho cost of medical inspection of third-class passengers for one year as an experiment. ,