MONEY SAVED.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1917, Page 3

MONEY SAVED.

j -*♦*- —■ SPEND IT ON CANCER CAMPAIGN. | [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] WELLINGTON, September 21. ! Dr. I hacker set the fashion in a poi pular try with members when they demanded more expenditure during the Estimates discussion to-night. ' “I want some of that efficiency money they are going to save hv six o’clock closing,” he informed the lion. G. W. Russell .Minister of Health. ”1 j would like him to speculate some of itiu big subsidies for the extension ot ; hospital work in Christchurch and other ■ certres.” j “I want some of this efficiency j money too,” declared Dr. Newman. “Like myself, the Minister has become i a great reformer, a six o’docker, and it ; lies in his power to undertake a oam- , paign against cancer, the most crying . evil in New Zealand. If he. did, we > could cause a great decrease in four or

ivo years. The Hon. O. W. Russel] agreed "lth he last speaker, that New Zealand’s nost deadly disease was cancer, but as i medical could he tell of any sp< - ■ific in the wide world? It defied medial science. We knew little more aboutt than we did twenty-five years ago.. Dr. Newman: That’* not correct. The Minister went on to say that the Health Department had ' tackled the question during the last- two years nsk;ng the Medical Association to prepare tapers, which it would print, and it ,vould have free bacteriological examinations of all tissues submitted to it. Dr. Newman declared he would take up the challenge. Before next session lie would have a seeheme in operation, if the Minister would help him, which within live years would appreciably reduce cancer. Many cases were curable but bis chief point was to prevent its spread, and he could get-ample cooperation from medical friends. Mr. Russel: I accept vmir very kind offe rand directly the session is over | offer and directly the session is over to the scheme.