NURSES’ REGISTRATION

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11739, 29 January 1924, Page 5

NURSES’ REGISTRATION

BOTTLING FRUIT

APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINEES. The following examiners have been appointed for thd purposes of th© Nurses* Registration Act, 1908: Medical Practitioner Examiners —F. a. Bowerbank M. 8., Bac. Surg., 1904, Univ. Edin., Wellington; T. F. Corkill, M. 8., Ch.B., 1915. Univ. Edin., M.D. 1920, Univ. Edin., M.R.C.P., Edin., 1920, Wellington. Nurse Examiners —Miss Maud Montgomery (Auckland), Miss Rose Muir (Christchurch), Miss Kathleen Davies (Wellington), Miss Beatrice Campbell (New Plymouth), Miss Helen Clyde Ingles (Napier), Miss Eva Mary Livesey (New Plymouth). Dr Agnes E. Bennett, M. 8., Mast. Surg., University Edinburgh, 1889, M.D.. University Edinburgh, 1911, has been an examiner for the purpose of the Midwives* Act, 1908.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

A meeting of the Wellington branch of the National Council of Women was held last night. The president occupied the chair. Among those present ./as Mrs Walker, president of the Gisborne branch. Among the correspondence received was a letter from the secretary t\. the P. and T. Department in reply to a letter from the council sent some time ago, asking what was the department’s policy with regard to payment of men and women clerks. As this was a very important matter it- was decided that .Mr® Ohatfield, Mrs Forde, and the secretary draw up a reply to be submitted to tlie council for consideration at the next meeting. Replies from the various Ministers to the resolutions passed at the conference last September were forwarded from the Dominion secretary and read. A message of sympathy had been forwarded to the women of Japan. The Acting-Prime Minister and Minister for Justice replied saying, that the resolutions* passed at the conference would ieceive careful consideration.

In reply to a resolution urging that more facilities for women travelling with children were required at railway stations, the department \ stated that -hey had not received information that would lead them to conclude that reasonable attention was not given to women at any particular station. The council decided to ask the Dominion secretary to represent to the department that the railway staff did everything possible, but that there w r ere not enough of them, and to suggest that a system of porters to be paid by the public, such as are in attendance at stations in Australia and Canada might be introduced. The Acting-Minister for Education wrote stating that the work of the League of Nations would be brought under the notice of teachers and scholars as far as possible. In reply to a resolution asking for a system of rented houses, it was stated that the department was doing everything possible in its present system of advances, and that the building rf houses for renting was more a matter for the consideration of local authorities.

It was felt that the Government was doing a great* deal to deal with the housing problem. At the same time it was decided to draw attention to what the Government had done for its officers in the second division of tjie railway service, which has proved wholly successful, and to suggest that such an excellent scheme might be extended to other departments. The secretary of the Prisons Board wrote stating that they did not consider it necessary to appoint a woman to the board, as it its last meeting only five women came before it, and the daily number of female prisoners in New Zealand amounts to only fifty. In reply to this the council decided to ask that a letter be forwarded saying that if only one woman came before the board it was necessary to have a womqn on the board. The question of the nationality of married women was brought forward. Mrs Cliatfield stated that the present New Zealand law allowed a woman to retain her nationality if she makes a declaration to that effect within thiry days of her marriage. This question had been discussed formerly, and the Prime Minister had been asked to bring the matter before the Imperial Conference. It was decided that a letter be written to the Prime Minister asking what recommendation, if any, had been made by the Conference on the matter. It was decided to ask the Dominion president to take a deputation to the Government urging that equality of citizenship be made law during the coming session of Parliament.

"Sterilise the fruit and then keep it airtight/* Miss M. Dyer, household science lecturer at King's College for Women, London, stated recently that those two, elementary principles were the best combatants against putrefaction in bottled fruit or preserves. "If the fruit is not sufficiently sterilised in cooking it will be attacked by bacteria/* Miss Dyer explained. ''Then follows either fermentation or mildew and the friiit is doomed. The jars should be fastened airtight immediately after the sterilisation is done and the temperature of the storeroom kept as even and cool as possible. Unrip© fruit is the best for bottling, and it is ouite safe to do it without sugar. -Stone or core the large fruits and choose sound, unripe, soft fruits. Pack the fruit tigktly into the bottles and up with water. Then sterilise. "There are several methods of doing this. One of the easiest ways is in a kettle, a preserving pan, or in a copper, with water coming half-way up the outside of the jars. The water should be brought slowly to a boil. Another simple method is done by placing the bottleja on slats of wood or,a piece of cardboard in a moderately warm oven until the fruit is tender, adding boiling water if necessary when done. It is difficult to maintain one steady temperature in oven fruit-bottling, but the heat should i>e kept as near as possible to lGOdes 1 .. Fah. A little over that temperature will not be harmful to the preserve, which, however, should not be allowed to boil/' To avoid bottles and jars bursting and other accidents, bo careful not to have any tops screwed down during cooking. If fruit-bottling is being done in an improvised steriliser, wisps of hay or straw or pieces of cloth should be placed between the jars to prevent any breakage or cracking. Small fruits bottle 1 best in syrup, which may be made as follows:—Allow £lb of loaf or granulated sugar to each quart of water required. Put sugar and water ln f° 5 P an » stir until the former has dissolved, then bripg to the boil and boil for about i hour. Skim when necessary. Let the syrup become cold before pouring it over the fruit. Then sterilise in the usual way. Fruit bottled in syrup, especiallv strawberries, usually shrintts a *<>od deal. In this case fill one bottle U P fr? 111 another, wipe the rims, and resterilise. Screw each bottle down tightly before removing the next from the pan.