FOUNDLING HOSPITALS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 6

FOUNDLING HOSPITALS.

preleevation of INFANT UFE. (bj TEjag^^— isspciAjaoN.) - ~ . '.' . , Auckland, Juno 9. At ip-nigbt's meeting of ' tbo Auckland branch' of' 'Liberal and Labour Federation Jlr.' T. Grpsham,.-. Auckland City (kroner, nioyed that'in view of-.the abandonment and "putting aw»y" of newly-born iiifAnts, which • at present' .throughout the Dominion, the 'fjedor'atiqn 'respectiully urges upon tin) GXv?™'"?? 1 ! ibfi iiJiP*^*? 106 ' of :' jioapitntK.'. at each of the chief 'sucli ihsUJaitious iaJicling to'difrcouTage infijhtii.cidb. Mr. Greslvnm read a I- lefter a Mrs. R&dfo'rd , regretting t|io gr&it. amount of infanticide prevailing; in tjjp Dominion,' and urging Wra to pssisf in bAVSi.HI? $*' Matter before Par- ; litimeni jvftli a' violy \ Sbjpo.'rameVly. In i his' public" position, • I|iib _ jnattisr" hail ■ lippn forcibly brought under his notice 'on more i than one occasion. The few cases that cam« ■ before the Coroner must bo, and, were, but ■ a small proportion o'f trro largd number that ; were never heard of. Tho Act provided that . the birth of 'iTchild must b~o "notified to the Registrar wJtbjiv v 72 Jbpurs thereafter, and .. within GO must be'registered. Now, iof 2700 births rpgis'trepd'-last TOtii"pnly 700 ; had 'been 'notified. 'H°' fyteiidca vrJ-itiJia tfl ! the Atforricy-Genqra) as to why'the nptifica- ; tlb'n'of "birln was' not gcri'erplJy carried' out ■ ' as onactcd by 6tatute. ' Tt wja an" nlarniins .'• fact" t% only 7Qp birtlis put of' #Wl) )\n\ '•'■ bsel) notified. ■'• Further diseiifsjoii of the mfc 1 tipn .f#4' adjourned until a Inter ditc. ' ■.