Early Parish Experiences.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 60, 8 February 1945, Page 4

Early Parish Experiences.

Recounting some of his early experiences in Palmerston North at a farewell tendered to him last evening by the parishioners of All Saints’ Church, Rev. Canon G. Y. Woodward mentioned that when he arrived in 1902 it had been necessary for him to buy a bicycle, which had cost him no less than £26. First Priority.

During the sitting of the No. 6A Armed Forces Appeal Board in Palmerston North yesterday it was stated that War Cabinet had issued instructions that the filling of the Middle Fast reinforcement drafts must take priority over a'll else. This meant that the cases of all men held on appeal would be vigorously reviewed. Payment Wanted. A recommendation that members of hospital boards be paid a stated sum for attendance at board monthly meetings in addition to actual travelling expenses is to be made to the Government by the .Hospital Boards’ Association of New Zealand in terms of a remit adopted at its conference in Wellington yesterday;' It was also decided to urge that members’ travelling allowances nc increased trom lOd to Is 8d an hour. Electricity Supply,

During a discussion at a meeting of the Manawatu executive of the Farmers’ Union in Palmerston North, yesterday, a member suggested that the way out of many problems regarding electricity supply and costs was the nationalisation of the whole scheme. The chairman (Mr H. J. AlcLeavey) interrupted the speaker to state that this was a matter of politics and lie would allow no discussion on it. In any case the subject under discussion was only the watti-iieanng in cowsheds.

Making It Easier. On account of the large number of witnesses concerned in the hearing ot a case involving 10 charges of alleged indecent assault in the Supreme Court today, it was thought by His Honour Air Justice Cornish that the jury might become confused by the evidence concerning each witness. He therefore had tlie jury supplied with a typewritten sheet containing the names of all the witnesses. He asked them to destroy the fist at the conclusion of the case, the Court having been cleared for the hearing of the evidence. Accident on Farm.

Following an accident at Foxton yesterday Air J. Barber, son of Mr W. Barber, was admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate one of his feet-. It is stated that, while Air Barber was mowing a fitfld with a tractor, something went wrong with the machine and Air Barber was thrown heavily to the ground, sustaining injuries to his.back and legs. He was unconscious when the ambulance arrived. Air Barber is aged 32 y.ears, married, with four children. His condition was reported today to be quite satisfactory.

Hour and a Half’s Work a Day. An officer in the accountancy branch of the Air Force in New Zealand stated at a sitting of the No. 6A Armed Forces Appeal Board that lie had not done more than about an hour and a half’s work each day. He asked for his release from the Air Force so that he could return to his civil occupation. He was a qualified accountant and was graded medically unfit lor overseas service. The rest of each day, the reservist added, he had spent meandering around the place and sometimes playing golf. He could not understand, why the Air Force was opposing his release. The board granted him an extension of leave until Alay. Free Hospitalisation.

Speaking to the Hospital Boards Association conference in Wellington yesterday the Alinister of Health (Air Nordmever) said that free hospitalisation did not mean that every person who fell ill should enter hospital. Those who could be nursed at home saould be so nursed, and the responsibility fell on hospital superintendents to ensure that only those whose illness or circumstances were such that they could not be nursed in their homes were admitted to hospital beds. He emphasised the importance of outpatient treatment and the home nursing service, though at present there were difficulties in obtaining sufficient staff for the latter. There were some who were asking when hospital expansion was likely to cease, lie said. His department had been giving some thought to the matter and, after considering the standards in various countries abroad and conditions in New Zealand with its relatively scattered population, took the view that 10 beds per 1000 population, including maternity, tuberculosis and infectious beds, were necessary.