SOLDIERS AT ROTORUA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17032, 13 December 1918, Page 6

SOLDIERS AT ROTORUA.

REPORT OF DELEGATION, MINISTER'S REPLY DISCUSSED. The reply forwarded by Sir James Ailed to the report of the delegates who recently visited the hospital institutions at Rotoro was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committeo of "the Red Ores Society and the Order of St,. John. The Minister's statement' that the delegates had drawn their conclusions from somewhat insufficient premises, and that the absence of certain necessary information from medical officers and _ headquarters ■ correspondence had resulted in a judgment, upon incompleted work, was taken do in spirited manner by several members. "Yes!" exclaimed one, "the very information his officers were instructed not to give us!" Another member of the delegation : "We ■ inves igated conditions for ourselves, and I think . our means of obtaining information was more reliable than any source which appears to have been available, to the Minister himself!" Vi The statement .that the development of medical requirements had to be gradual, as no-one could foretell the duration 'o!. 'the war. was also challenged. " -much longer did he want the war to go on before further 'developing' the work!'' queried a member. _ On the motion of Mr. W. Spraggit.wM decided to refer the letter to the Delegation Committee for further consideration and report.