PROTEST MEASURE

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1933, Page 5

PROTEST MEASURE

AGAINST THE GOVT. BOARD MEMBER’S . RESIGNATION i 1 2 'er Frets Association — Copyright.) WESTPORT, January 17. Mrs Foreman (daughter of Mr Hi E. Holland, Leader of tlie,Opposition), a membergpf the BulleF^bs|i|iai ; Board, tendered v her resignation!' evenllijg i _,' ' ’ Viji Mi^ 1 Foreman stated :, 'yj&iijf ter most careful consideration, .I-have decided to resign, my membership of the Buffer Hospital Board. J 'am taking this course as a protest .against the refusal of the Government to make adequate provision for the families of the unemployed, and also . as. a protest against the Government’s refusal to permit Hospital Boards to afford relief in cases of distress arising out of unemployment; ; _ * \ V “When, the Hospital. subsidies were cut down, , the Government .declared that the belief hitherto given ,by the Hospital Boards in cases of distress caused by unemployment would now be provided by the ... Unemployment Board; but that undertaking hasbeen consistently and flagrantly dishonoured, as well as the promise that no one .would be left In want; Sufficient allocations. ,: havg-iheyer yet been, made available to j safeguard the average.family against actual want, and Hospital Boards are debarred from legally renderingr.assdsfc* a,nee, which many of them . would willingly give to the limit of. their available funds. ;■ > • . • “Consequently numerous cases of extreme distress go . unrelieved. ,1 am not willing to remain any longer in a position? where, along with all the other members, of. the - Board, I am called upon to listen to tales of actual want, which I know to be true, .and which I am prtvented from assisting. In resigning,' I am-hoping my action will-, in some small meaisure, direct attention to .what, is- a grave, public soandal—compulsory I and unrelieved . want and hunger of ; women and -children in the midst of record of suffering. that is ' wholly unnecessary.” ... . . \.

Mrs ' Foreman,.' 1 - concluding, .said:— “Local electors who. gave ,mo such an . overwhelmihg expressibn of ’ confidence two years ago’ I take this* extreme course because of the' copyictjon-that, in: this way,- I may possibly do more ultimately to secure ’a measure rff relief for the more distressful .oases; among-, the families of the unemployed than I coixld hcroe'to do by.remaining on'the Board.” : < \ ; >"r : / i :-N