SAVING THE BABIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1920, Page 5

SAVING THE BABIES.

GOVERNMENT PROMISE HELP. TASK FOR DR. TRUBY KING. Bjr Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, July 22. The Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health were Interviewed to-day by a deputation of 200 members of the /New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children, with reference to finance and the furtherance of the work and policy of the society. The Prime Minister expressed appreciation of the work of the society, and particularly of Dr. Truby King. In coming to the Government the society was coming to a sympathetic body of men, who were determined and committed to give any possible assistance to the work in hand. He hoped he would be able to arrange that, so long as ,Dr. Truby King was prepared to remain in harness, all his time should be given to the Fluhket and similar work. There were heavy demands on the Finance Minister, and he coud not say that everything the deputation asked would be given. He realised, however, that the work of the society could be done far better by it than a department of State, and he was going to take particular care it should get its share of any money that was going. The Minister of Public Health said that important additions had been made to the society's requests, and whether they would be granted rested largely with "the Finance Minister. The work of the society was well worth supporting, for if it could save 100 babies a year that was worth what it cost to construct half a mile of railway.