INSULIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1923, Page 3

INSULIN.

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WK 1.1.1 XCTt »N. Oetol.-r 2. ".since m;, lei urn to Wellington," tried tile .M ill is| ,-|- ~f { IN oil!' i o-tlay, 'I have iroon v.oi'king villi the Cusouis |)epa i t men I in order i o dormer ; mono of exempt dig the new ding i:' 1 1 ! il l l nan riot duty. I am pleas'd In he aide to stale dial a way out ins icon found, and tile Hu,- am !■.■?■:.r |alien to remove the Inly . At the sinii' time I w i-ii to Ifot e- ! aga ! Us! tile Ull i list lilt 11 mill !i reel i age in ~| dig Customs Dep.i rt - i m 1 1 1 . It 'nils heeii freely alleged that ue fiisiiMii' Depart men t airogaies to I-el I the right to impose lint ie s. lile e j rum - in be uii ] m pressimi dun the j intoiii, Department ran play last mu; mo,, with the larilf schedules w liiclt lave heeis sa m t ioiied hv i ’ai'lia imuit. 'hose el i 1 iri -111 S ,1 > mil liesj [at e to lie- j iininee the Department in die ine-1 ] m men sii rei I terms ami aecioe il ol tnpility am! in Ii 111 nil nil y . One I’less ail it dee!:,,ed that the ollicials did lot ea re 111 the least ]ha l siilfereis lligllt die ;|s 1, result ill t Ill'll net inn n point of fact . t here is no hie i ness nan of expel lem-e ulm w ill mu nek- j iiiwledge that as compared v. fill the j 'loiiino Departments of oilier mini- | lies. t';e atimmistral i.-n ol tlm \i- r, j Zealand Ciisioms lie pa rt men i is out- j t a lidi ugly fair. reas. uni h!e and lielpln! j .1 all who deal with it. hut it i- in - ! nissi 1 , !<■ in see ill ii.aiiiing a larih i ■vei-y new emit ingeney duo limy aiu-e. a point lit fad , a nyrnia v In i gl a nees ! i Ihe la lilf will see that Ihe vast mu • Ol it y ol Hems W Inch deal u ith drug-, medicine, and similar goods are tree a duty and to a far greater extern than ii the tin ill of i,m-i count ri. -. Win re intio- are im'o-ed tln-re i- good tensou |or it. Inn in deciding under what in - a l l any new item lulls, the Customs Del art men ; inti-t in- guided by law ami by it- expert'. If eves v eiiixeu whether lie be dee! or ■ r uni. . is m ! e allowed to classify m w items according to lid own ilium, i 1,,. tai'ijf would soon lie tn. a Impel, muddle mill full of unworkable a noma I ie-u "The Customs Department reali-ed immediately the great impo; tune, m insulin and the ueee-.-ity lor cheapening it- Use in die interests of human ity. but t here is no u-e pathologists insulin ought to lull iiinior a lertain heading because in ike nature ol tilings they eiianoi know die difficultir-s of tariff in ter],reta tnm. The Custom- Department did tile only thing it could do in ela.-si tying in-ulin as dutiable pending the exercise of any powers 1 might possess to giant relief. It will lie remembered that when the Customs tat iff was revised in 1221. ! was cm., Slant Iv attacked in the- Press and c!-c----w her,, fin- I'ddiig t ■■■ wide powers to my-olt in seeking to make the tariff reasonably flexible. There ii- Mturmieiia] power f. modify the tariff in . ertain eii-eum-tam e- vlte-e the pathdie interest demand- it. It m a uei-es-a:y power te meet -itch emergencies ;m this of insulin, hut it D only after iiiiinerotts (en-tiltation- with experts and tu y iew- of eerta.iti s|eeial eonsideraticnwhich I need not elaborate that it has teen found pes.ible to meet this difficulty. I am glad t Hat a way out has been found, but am oi tile opinion that it would be more satisfactory to all concerned if the critics had found out all the facts eoimcetcd with the ca-e before making charges agam-t a I'uhlm department.''