IN THE NIAGARA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 137, 13 June 1938, Page 7

IN THE NIAGARA.

HEALTH SCHEME VIEWS. FUTURE OF IMMIGRATION. Ninety per cent of the medical profession was opposed to Australia s national .health scheme as it stood at present, said Dr. H. R. Scrivener, a Sydney medical practitioner, who is a through passenger in the CanadianAustralasian liner Xiagara, wuci reached Auckland early this mornin e . Dr. Scrivener said the profession standing out for a fair dea , were fairly confident that e ment r!h!nk£ i " , T t hey wol.M be quite content if the W— the scheme on an e\isuu o = with the friendly societies «. V national health scheme will be useless if it hasn't got the support of {he medical profession," the doctor added. , The migration question as between Xew Zealand and fircat Britain was the subject of brief comment by Professor J. H. Richardson, professor in industrial relations at Leeds University, who will study industrial matters here.

"It seems from the New Zealand point of view that a carefully-considered immigration policy would be desirable, but it is doubtful whether considerable numbers of the right type of migrant will be available from Britain in the near future," said Professor Richardson. Any movement would probably be a gradual infiltration rather than a largescale influx.