CHAIR OF CHILD WELFARE PROPOSED

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2313, 4 December 1925, Page 6

CHAIR OF CHILD WELFARE PROPOSED

Enthusiastic Support of Piunket Society DISTINGUISHED FOUNDER SEEKS A SUCCESSOR [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN Last Night. The Piunket Society resumed its conference in the Town Rail this morning. A Christchurch remit, urging the establishment of a Chair of Child Welfare, was supported enthusiastically. Sir Truby King stressed the vital need fo.’ interesting medical students in the work ana on his suggestion, a sun-committee was appointed to put the matter before Otago University Council. Mr J. A. Young M.P., for Hamilton said the establishment of a Chair w..r a national duty. The medical sohoe. at Dunedin was the only possible plat for its establishment and he hop ..a that some public-spirited citizens would finance the project. Such a chair would sweep away much of the prejudice to the Society’s work which had come from the medical profession. Sir Truby King said that the, time for the establishment of such a chair was long past and should be put before the University authorities rifld the Government immediately. Regarding' a clause in the remit that the chair would aid in finding a successor to himself when the time came, he said that he had consldet. ed the matter. So far he had not been able to find an understudy, but was optimistic of doing so. The sub-committee will interview the University authorities and report before the conference ends. Wellington and Gisborne remits urged a change in the patterns for baby’s clothes at present distributed, on the grounds that they were of wrong sizes for children of various ages. The matter was referred to a sub-committee. The conference approved of a Dargavilio remit, asking that the Government should exempt the Society from stamp duties on receipts and cheques. A Geraldine remit urging the Government to see that Hour more nytriUcu- than the present roller mill white flour was made available, was referred to the Health Department.