NEW ZEALANDERS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS

32,000 IN NEW SOUTH WALES An Association of New Zealanders has been formed in Sydney. The object of the organisation is to afford natives of the Dominion living in New South Wales opportunity of keeping in touch with one another. Last week Sir Trnby King and his daughter (“Mollie Howdon") were guests of the association at luncheon in the Arts Club. Dr. Purdy, president of the new association, said there were 32-000 New Zealanders in New South Wales. It was all to the advantage of Australia td have many migrants from New Zealand. For the last quarter-century New Zealand had not only had the lowest death rate of any country in the world, but also a phenomenally low infant mortality, mainly due to the work and teaching of Sir Truby King. Sir Truby King, who was enthusiastically received, recalled that Sir Frederick Chapman had once stated that New Zealand was admirably situated for being the nursery of the' British race in the Pacific. He looked forward to the time when not only New Zealand, but Australia, would have the lowest death rates of any countries in the world. Australia at present was pressing New Zealand very closely in the matter bf a low death rate.