ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 141, 16 June 1936, Page 6

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

The St. John Ambulance and its workers are known throughout this city. There is not a sports clay, a big public gathering, or a disaster where willing helpers are unavailable, and hundreds liave cause to be grateful for their prompt and willing help. The members of this organisation give months of time to study, helped by the honorary serricee of the medical profession, which appears to recognise their worth to the community. These workers when in uniform are admitted to sports "rounds at all times and are carried by most public and private vehicles, ferries inclusive, free. Were they not in attendance one cannot besin to guess the cost to individuals and public generally for minor and even serious accidents. We cannot keep and pay, as yet, a trained first-aid service; would it not be fair, then, to grant St. John workers in uniform a' permit, under the authority from their headquarters, to travel free on trams to and from public duties? These men and women often sacrifice time and pleasure to help the cause. It is scarcely fair of the public to expect them to pay, too. There is a great tendency already in Xew Zealand to except everything in the way of service and give rioth'ing. It. is all too evident in social service, education and public health. ONE GOOD TURN.