PASSING THE ESTIMATES

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 216, 12 September 1925, Page 15

PASSING THE ESTIMATES

ALL VOTES ADOPTED. i SCHOOL CHILDREN'S TEETH. STATE FOREST ACCOnSTTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The House of Representatives -went into Committee of Supply this afternoon Ito further consider the Estimates, the ! first item taken being mental hospitals, | I £280,851. I Schools Dental Inspection. Touching on the dental inspection of school children he said he would like to be able to send nurses to every part of the Dominion, but they could only do I i this for the larger centres at the present ; i time. It was necessary to train the nurses. , Mr. W. E. Parry (Auckland Central) said he hoped the "King George Hospital at Rotorua would be maintained for the treatment of children, in which branch !of medical work great good was already I being done. . I Replying to other questions, Sir Main Pomare said the Department was cooperating with other countries in getting every possible information regarding cancer and other diseases. It had been | found that insulin was not a specific for | diabetes, but it was useful as an agent of relief. Real treatment of this disease was still along dietetic lines. The Public Trustee's Account, £21/,931, was passed without comment. The Police Department, £415,939, was put through unaltered. On the vote for State Forests Account £212,887, Mr. G. W. Forbes (Hurunui) I asked how the increase in last year's expenditure (£114,298) was made up. The i Minister replied that the extension of tree planting, involving about £20,000 for the purchase of land, was largely responsible for the increase. It was proposed to make a thoroughly represen--1 tative and educative display by this and I other departments at the Dunedin Exhibition. The vote -was passed unaltered. Shortly after the supper adjournment the vote "for State Advances, £60,042, was passed. . The Mine 9 Department vote of £40,002 was passed. . On the vote of £97,119 for the Electoral Department Mr. McCombs said he considered the present main roll the best vet prepared in New Zealand, but he thought there should be another canvass by postal officials before the roll closed. | He also asked that a polling-booth be established on Pitt Island, where there were some ten electors. Mr Coates promised to look into the position of the Pitt Islanders. The vote then passed. j Audit Department, £27,987, was passed without comment, and the Public Sen-ice Commissioner's Office, £7631, was also passed without discussion. Oα Department of External Affairs, £24,805, Mr. Jordan asked if the Prime Minister was able to say what was the position of the New Hebrides Islands. Mr. Coates said he wouM give the information as soon as he -was able. j In reply to Mn Fraser he said he would lay on the table the correspondence on the subject of protocol and peace pact this session. Replying to Mr. Mr. Coates said the mandated property in Samoa showed a profit of £22,000 last year, and it was expected that this year it would also show a substantial profit. Thi3 completed the Estimates.