PUNISHING MISTAKES
When the Engineers' Registration' Bill was before the House of Representatives last night a, suggestion was made by Mr. 0. J. Hawken (Egmont) that there should be some inealis of 'dealing with these engineers who were now ■ practising, but who were incompetent. The Minister of Education (the Hon. ■C. J. Paw) feared that Mr. Hawken was asking for Something which not hunianty possible. "In every walk of ■ life," said the Minister, "there are men who make mistakes. The most skilful lawyers and surgeons do sometimes." Mr. W\ E. Parry. (Auckland' Central): "And politicians too."
•The Minister: "And the most skilful statesmen." Mr. Parr added that in China a doctor Was paid only so long as he : kept a patient well. If the patient contracted disease the doctor's pay ceased; -,He was afraid, however, that that would be too heroic and Spartan a things for, us to do. ;'■'
Mr. Pariiy : "Not a bit." The Minister: "I doubt if there is any way by which you can make the public absolutely/safe against every mistake a human being--may commit."-
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1924, Page 5
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178PUNISHING MISTAKES Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1924, Page 5
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