HOSPITAL SHIPS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 32, 6 October 1915, Page 8

HOSPITAL SHIPS.

STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR !*!••. I, Bill', Mß AflfiDCliTlON. Hamilton, Octol)er (5. Speaking at a banquet at Hamilto to-day, thu Earl of Liverpool referre 1 Ito t it,' eommissiouiug and furnishin; ii a second hospital ship. U« -ah i ‘ho Malu’iio was fully equipped, and i was found that the amount require hid been over subscribed. Shortl; ; f ter wards New Zealanders in Euglani ’i id decided to equip a hospital a Walton-on-Thames for aeeommodatioi of New Zealand wounded, who, up til that time, bad been scattered thvongl various in the British lsl»*s |\ew Zealanders in England had subscribed very largely to tins, and Lord hdunkett. president of the land, had •ahled an appeal for assistance, -Having a substantial amount in hand from M,e Maheno fund, he 'Lord Liverpool) considered himself justified in torward--1 o- tin* sum to this kindred object, then came the request lor. a second hnsnhai ship. Towards this he did not intend to ask the people of the Dominion to subscribe, though, el ip; ... ho would not refuse money •mt him for this purpose. The dilliull v was not in getting them to give, ■nt to keen them from giving. When |

(It., second request came lie had placed (!>«-■> matter before the leading Mayors el the. Dominion, and was 1 Tilly satisfied that people who had contributed towards the Maheno were lully with him in helping the Walton hospital. He had asked (he Mayors of the four leading centres to put any money they had to spare from other funds towards making up the amount lie had given to the Walton hospital, and the amount had been made up, all hut CdOO. Tie was not going to appeal for further funds, because it was necessary to preserve the resources of the country in ease the war extender) over a long period. It was yet possible that further New Zealand hospitals would have to he established, and that Walton hospital would require to be considerably extended. It might not he constitutional to say it, hut ho did not believe the people should he entirely dependent on the State for

everything. It was desirable that human sympathy should bo fostered in eases like the present. Germany was an example of a machinery-made Slate, where people depended entirely upon the State in everything, and the result was that when one cog of the wheel went wrong the whole machine was put out of action. He had heard last week from Lord Kitchener that the Maheno would reach England about October 13. She would remain there a week, and would return to New Zealand about December 12. The ship would require to be thoroughly reconditioned by that time, and would also have to be commissioned.