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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9954, 25 April 1918, Page 8

The number of bacteriological examinations conducted at the hospital laboratory during last March was 1788, and the total value of outeido work done was £IOB 12s 7d. In proposing -the toast of the National Cabinet at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday, Mr J?. W. Manton (the president) said that the Government had brought about schemes, including the raising of money and tho sending of men to the front that could not have been done by party government. The empire was going through a great crisis, and anyone who asked and expected tho Government to do impossible things at the present timo was ft traitor to himself and to tho country. Every endeavour should 1 be made to do away with dissension, and tho greatest sacrifices should be made with willingness. "The thanks and appreciation of the community is due to tho manufacturers of Great Britain for the efforts thoy have made to supply the Dominion with goods at great inconvenience and financial loss to themselves. This was particularly notable in the drug trade, where too manufacturers had suffered heavy finitnoial loss." So said Mr I\ W. Manton yesterday at the annual meeting of the Wellington Chambor of Commerce, Tha Prime Minister stated yesterday that the preliminary arrangements in preparation, for tho drafting of regulations for tho operation of tho National Service clause of the Finance Act will be mad* this week. Ho says that regulations will bo probably gazetted during tho recess, but before this is dono of omployore and workers will havo adequato opportunity to assist in tho shaping of regulations. , It is tho Government's wish, as Minister explained in tho House of Representatives, to givo every facility for the making of satisfactory national sorvico plaafe