TO OPERATE SOON

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 113, 8 November 1940, Page 9

TO OPERATE SOON

By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. "Something: will happen in the very near future," was the reply of the Minister of Health (Mr. Armstrong) today when asked what result had come from the offer made by the Government to the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association concerning the institution of medical benefits under the Social Security Act. He added that he was not in a position to say what form the agreement between the Government and the medical profession would take. The public will get the services, and that is what matters," he said.

brought about indirectly by the court proceedings. Any valuable instruments used in his experiments, including moving picture apparatus, had since been returned to overseas owners. He did not own any furniture, as he had always lived, while in New Zealand, with his mother-in-law. All the household furniture at "The Hut" (Nelson) had belonged to Aston personally. This was later seized under a court order for debt. Two outboard motors, stor -i in Christchurch, were also seized. During the whole time he was associated with any of the companies he had drawn no salary. Any money he drew from two electrical cpmpanies was in repayment of money advanced to them. Both these companies owed him some hundreds of pounds, which were not shown on the books. This came about because he paid the companies''bills for large amounts with his personal J cheques. Much of this money would be traceable. COURT ORDER. "I cannot agree with the order of the Supreme Court about owing Sellers's estate some thousands odd, nor do I agree that the'assets seized were entirely mine, knowing full well that receipts for large amounts paid to him in Australian currency (at his wish) j are in existence," the statement continued. "All the books and papers in relation to this are held by an overseas syndicate and were withheld from me at the trial, hence my not putting up any defence. "In not. associating myself with any court order, I do not wish to prejudice any proceedings which the overseas syndicate may bring in the future. I did not own any shares in this syndicate." The overseas syndicate mentioned was assisting for some considerable time in his "electro" experiments, and any books relating to this were the property of the syndicate. The loss on running "The Hut" at Nelson was about £1800 in two years. This was met by Aston personally. His allowance to his wife and family over the last four years would average about £6 a week, plus clothes.