MATERNAL WELFARE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20991, 2 April 1930, Page 10

MATERNAL WELFARE.

OBSTETRICAL CHAIR ENDOWMENT FUND. The following subscriptions have been received by the committee which has been organised to raise the Otago and Southland quota of the fund that is deemed necessary for the endowment of the Chair of Obstetrics in the University of Otago:—

The Southland fund at present stands at £360. We shall be pleased to receive and to acknowledge contributions to this fund that may be sent to us. NEW ZEALAND’S APPEAL ENDORSED BY GOVERNORGENERAL. (Per United- Press Association.; AUCKLAND, April 1. * An endorsement of the obstetrical appeal now being made throughout New Zealand was given by the Governor-General. (Lord Bledisloe) when speaking in reply to the civic welcome to-night. He said that Mr A. J. Stallworthy, who represented the Government, had claimed credit, and rightly, for the low rate of mortality of the population as a whole and particularly of young children. “I wish that the same could be said about the mothers of the country,” Lord Bledisloe said. He ventured to hope that before another Governor-General received his official welcome the Minister of Health would be able to say in public that as a result of the grand efforts that were being made at great self-sacrifice by many generous people in order to provide better obstetrical skill on those crucial occasions in a woman’s life the low mortality of the mothers was also a feature of the life of New Zealand ns could be claimed in regard to children. Referring to the remark of Mr Stallworthy that New Zealand had been the first part 6t the British Empire to establish a Ministry of Health, his Excellency said that was very praiseworthy, and he had no doubt it was perfectly true, but he would remind Mr Stalhvorthy that for many years before a New Zealand Ministry was established' there existed an old Government department in London known as the Local Government Board which, although not labelled Ministry of Health, certainly acted as such for many generations before the pioneer Ministry was established here. HAWKE'S BAY CONTRIBUTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) NAPIER, April 1. ' Mrs T. H. Lowry states that up to today Hawke’s Bay has subscribed £1164 of its quota of £1250 towards the obstetrical chair endowment appeal, whicli closes in Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, and Taranaki provinces on April. 10. WANGANUI QUOTA EXCEEDED. (Per United Press Association.) WANGANUI, April 1. Wanganui City has exceeded Its quota of £750 for the Obstetrical Appeal bund by £l4. .

Previously acknowledged £2155 15 e Queenstown subscriptions, acknowledged individually 23 2 0 C. A. Wilson 3 3 0 Wardell Bros 2 2 0 Dr W. A. Anderson, Queenstown 2 2 0 Mrs Timmins, Waikouaiti, sale of coupons 1 3 0 Mrs C. A, Wilson .. ... .. 1 1 0 J. E. E 1 1 0 W. Forrester 1 1 0 Mrs C. H. Statham .. .. .. 1 1 0 Mrs Hawksworth 1 1 0 Mr Lance Potter 1 1 0 Fashion Corner. Ltd 1 1 0 Mr Cockburn, Queenstown . 1 1 0 “ A Friend ” I 1 0 Mrs Sandford, Waikouaiti, sale of coupons 1 0 0 1 0 0 Olive Kay 0 10 6 J. H 0 .10 0 Anonymous 0 5 0 “ A Friend ” 0 5 0 “ A Friend ” 0 5 0 “ A Friend " 0 5 0 “ A Friend “ 0 5 0 J. Brown .. .. • 0 5 0 Total £2201 7 0