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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 33, 7 August 1918, Page 8

After referring to the valuable dciital work done in. the early stages of the war the. report of the Defence Commiseion states: "It was soon found cheaper and better to do all work in camp, tho volume of treatment being so extensive, For instance, one Reinforcement of 1275 men had 7522 diseased teeth amongst them, and required 397 dentures and various degrees of other treatment. Obviously it is a serious matter when men average half a dozen bad teeth each. The dental work is admittedly "thoroughly good and sound, though little or no gold is used in carrying it out. . . . Evidence tendered \o us showed that the dental system in vogue saves the State about £19,000 per year even on the specially reduced fees originally arranged by dentists for soldiers' work when working individually withont adequate organisation." The Maori Military Appeal Court is now sitting at Thames, Judge M'Cormick being chairman, and Messrs. J. Ormsby and Pitiera Taipara members. Twenty-nine appeals were lodged, and most of these were adjourned sine die, several being classed unfit. The Rev. Holii Ea.r3.ka'* appeal was upheld, as , he it shortly going at chfcjataiu.