THE MEDICAL BILL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24083, 30 September 1941, Page 8

THE MEDICAL BILL

PEOPLE'S PROTESTS HEAVY MAILS FOR MEMBERS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHUIiCH, Monday The advertised appeal by opponents of the Government's medical practitioner service plan for those who agree with them to telegraph or write their protest to their member of Parliament has been productive of results. The Leader of the 'Opposition, Mr. S. G. Holland, said to-day that he had received hundreds of such protests, including a large number by mail to-day. It was no new practice, Mr. Holland said, for those who felt strongly about contentious legislation to write to members of Parliament and express their grievance, but he had not before known such a volume of response. Mr. H. S. S. Kyle, MiP., said that in his experience most of the letters came when the bill was under discussion in the House of Representatives, especially when speeches were being broadcast, as in recent years. It was a frequent practice in New Zealand for constituents to write to their member, but it was rare that advertisements should ask them to do it.

NEXT APPEARANCE IN HOUSE PROBABILITY THIS WEEK (S.R.) _ WELLINGTON. Monday "There is a probability of further consideration being given this week to the medical practitioner amendments of the Social Security Act," said the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Eraser, to-day. when discussing this week's business for the House.