HERBALIST'S PRACTICES.

Northern Advocate, 26 August 1924, Page 5

HERBALIST'S PRACTICES.

POINTED DENUNCIATION,

AUCKLAND, This Day.

At an inquest concerning the death of a Maori child, "before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., strong comment was made on the practice of Abraham Wallcy Mohammed Salaman, described as an Indian herbalist, in business in Auckland for about five years.

Dr. Peter Buck said that Salaman did incalculable harm amongst the Maoris, who believed he was a fully qualified doctor. They came to him from long distances with cases that were practically hopeless. In two instances, "this and a previous one, patients had died here. As it was a point of Maori honour that the dead must go back to where they eame from for "burial all th ( \ expense had to be borne by the Health Department. The Coroner commented severely, saying that people should be protected from men of this sort. To Salaman the Coroner said: "You give up dealing with Maoris. lam going to have this stopped. Mr Hunt further said that .Salaman should be prosecuted. Dr. Buck said r that the Health Department could not prosecute successfully, quoting a previous case which !had "broken down.—Press Assn.