THE LATE MR GLADSTONE ON VACCINATION LAW.
(To the Editor.) Sir,—As the subject of- compulsory vaccination has been so recently before the Legislative Council, the following letter, copied from the 'Vaccination Inquirer' of Ist June, 1898 (page 47), may be of interest.—l am etc., ANTI-COMPULSION. Dunedin, July 30. [Copy.] Dear Mr Hutton,—l am extremely sorry to hear that you have been subjected to annoyance in the matter of vaccination. You probably, and as I hope, may hear no more of it, but many a poor man is imprisoned for similar refusal, and so deprived of the means of earning his livelihood. When I was in office we endeavoured to abolish the cumulative penalties now exigible, but failed. There are two sides to the question, but .my opinion is, and always has been, that the facts respecting vaccination were not sufficiently cleared or matured to warrant compulsory legislation.—Faithfully yours, W. E. GLADSTONE. July 30th, 1890.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 186, 9 August 1898, Page 2
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