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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1918, Page 7

"Even among the very best paid of our workers in this country, at the end of a fortnight of sickness. they finct themselves faced with starvation. This is an appalling state of affairs and astrong condern nation of our social system." So said Mr. P. Eraser, 51.P.. at a final meeting of the Wellington* Central Epidemic Area this morning. The Deputy Chief Health Officer, Dr. Frengley, who has been ..in Auckland since 3M November, has been instructed to proceed to Wellington to-day. The Mayor of Auckland and the Chairman of „the' Auckland Hospital Board jointly telegraphed 'a protest on the ground that the position still calls for the greatest vigilance and continued care on the part of the health and other authorities, in these circumstances, and having regard to the condition of overseas ships arriving in Auckland to-day, his retention is strongly urged. Failing the retention ofl Dr. Frengley and satisfactory assurance* as to. the future,-a public meeting of dtizecs will be called lmmediaUij, _