CONSUMPTIVE IMMIGRANTS.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6937, 9 February 1906, Page 3

CONSUMPTIVE IMMIGRANTS.

4 THE CASE OF SHENTON. (Br TfcLEiiKAiii.—l'kkss Association.) WELLINGTON, last Night Regarding the of the young man Shenton. the consumptive immigrant, who jg now iu a private hospital at Christ phurch, the Minister for Public Health (Sir Joseph Wu 1) says that the patient haying been admitted into th« colony, and not betu& in a fit condition for removal, it jould be iuhuman to insist on his removal; j indeed, undjr the circumstances such a thing was n-ver contemplated. tions male showed that it was a case in which the hw had been Complied with up to the present time of Shenron's admission to toe colouy, though the whole mattei wa3 still the subject of consideration iu the direction of ensunng that developed cases of consumption, where unfortunate people were suffering from this disease were likely to be thrown upon the col my, should not be admitted unless the law is strictly , complied with. The Government was very anxious to keep out disease. In the case, however, of a resident of the colony leaving our shores, developing the genu; of the disease abroad aud returuiQLj t 0 relatives here who would I" >k after the patieut and gee that he did not thus btcome a burden on the State, they would have to act as ->, rational beiugs aud Im guided by circumstances. 'Their chief duty was to see that £be disease was D"t opioid by fresh arrivals The Public Health Department had important responsibility, and would be careful in not committing an injustice, \ei i at the samo time it had to sou Cat the Colony was protected.