ISSUING CERTIFICATES.
REMARKS BY DR FRAZER-HURST
According to the "Bay of Islands Luminary" there appears to be some conflict of opinion as to who should issue certificates to Maoris and halfcastes permitting them to travel on lpublic conveyances. This not apply to the Marsden-Kaipara Hospital Board district, however, as the Board has been given control by the Health Department. "The Board is managing the whole business here," Dr. Frazer-Hurst informed an "Advocate" representative this morning, "and it is only in cases where there is any doubt that reference is made to a higher authority, and then Dr Valintine is appealed to The secretary of the Board issues permits to Maoris and half-castes in all cases except for railway travelling, and those I sign myself. The permits are first applied for through the Maori Council, and if the latter are satisfied that a certificate should he issued the application is forwarded by the Council direct, to the.-Board. All regulations are being made in the name of the Hospital Board, acting
junder instructions from Dr Valintine. . There is absolutely no conflict of authority here, the Government Health Inspector, the secretary of the Board and myself all acting in unison and meeting daily whenever possible to discuss matters."
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Northern Advocate, 2 September 1913, Page 5
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205ISSUING CERTIFICATES. Northern Advocate, 2 September 1913, Page 5
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