GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE
The following mesage was sent by Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe):— ,:■■:...
"Will you please convey to those attending the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association my very real regret' that I am Unable—owing to the Emergency Session of Parliament —to be present in Auckland next Monday ,'to open the conference,. Had I done so, •I should, have taken the opportunity of testifying, to the high standard of efficiency of the medical profession in this Dominion, the unselfish and "unflagging-zeal with"Vhich they pursue their noble calling, and the wellmerited prestige" which they enjoy among all classes of the" community. I trust that by the interchange of knowledge and experience the rapeutic practice may be enriched, and thereby public benefit accrue, from the conference..
"Medical knowledge baaed upon and illumined by .modern research is making rapid strides throughout the world and so progressive a country as New Zealand cannot afford to lag behind, and, I am confident, has no intention of doing so. Having been for many years a student of Veterinary Science and a keen observer of animal diseases in different environments it has occurred to me that there may be scope for further research, with" definite benefit to the health of the Dominion, concerning the possible interrelation of some of the morbid conditions peculiar to or specially prevalent in this country affecting human beings on the one hand and farm animals on the other, but. not hitherto recognised as having a common aetiology. . I refer especially to what are "known as food deficiency diseases, traceable to lack of iron, calcium, iodine, phosphates, vitamins, or other essential food factors. Had I been present at '-.your conference I should have ventured, albeit a layman, to suggest this as a topic worthy amongst others of serious consideration on the part of our medical profession and of those who conduct so efficiently medical research at Otago University and elsewhere. You have my best wishes for the success of the conference."
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE
Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 57, 8 March 1932, Page 8
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