CONSUMPTIVE HOSPITAL.

NZ Truth, Issue 56, 14 July 1906, Page 4

CONSUMPTIVE HOSPITAL.

It is well that a protest has been entered against the proposal to call the new consumptive hospital "The Seddon." Not that l *Truth" has ever done other than give all honor to the late deceased statesman, the greatest m effectiveness that New Zealand ever had, and a worthy follower of his great master, Sir George Grey. But than Richard John Seddon no man more believed m laying the laurels on the brows of those who earned them ; and m this case of the hospital it was not'Mr Seddon who either promulgated the idea or worked out its fruition. As has been pointed out, the man whoidid both was Dr. Newman. He worked early and late on his pet project, 'gave his invaluable time freely m it's furtherance and threw the whole of his personality; and magnetism into the labor of inducing others to see the matter eye -to/ eye with him. He succeeded, but not without an immensity of toil and strain and a devotion that must have told detrimentally, on his. practice. Cheerfully ha faced all this m the holy cause he so ably and whole-heartedly advocated ; and the least reward he should receive would be that his name may, be handed down to posterity as the fatherland founder of this'much-need-ed* hospital for consumptives. By all means let it be called "The . Doctor Newman." Mr Seddon will be none the less dear to and honored by posterity, whereas Dr. Newman, who is the noble author, of this great and pood work would be forgotten, arid future generations would speak of and think of the hospital as "another of Seddon's good scifts to his people." The name of Seddon needs no adventitious garniture. It has too much of the sterling metal, for that.