ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Otago Witness, Issue 3613, 12 June 1923, Page 70

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

THE DOMINION BRIGADE. The annual report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (within, the dominion of New Zealand) states that the reports furnished by districts are generally of a satisfactory nature, and indicate an optimistic tone with regard to the future of the brigade. There is evidence Gf an increased activity amongst units. The division returns show that the strongest ambulance units on the roll are- Wanganui 3? .Christchurch 31, Napier 28, Auckland National Reserve 24, Waingawa-Masterton 92 and Auckland 20. Amongst the nursing divisions Auckland Nursing heads the list with 53 members, followed by Auckland National Reserve Nursing 44, Wellington Nursing 40, Dunedin Nursing 40, Seßvyn Nursing 35, Wellington South Nursing 34, Timara Nursing 31, Dunedin Central Nursing 27, Epsom Nursing 26, Christchurch Nursing, Ayonside Nursing, Oamara Nursing 25 each, Y, anganui Central Nursing and Beckenham Nursing 20 each. The annual reports furnished by divisions show that the number of cases of first aid attended to on public duty was 2098, against 1422 for the preceding year, and 1285 for 1920. Auckland National Reserve Division heads the list with 1055 cases, followed by Auckland Division with 418. The work of the National Reserve Division is particularly commendable. Amongst the nursing divisions Auckland Nursing attended to 92 cases, and Wellington Nursing to 34 cases. The number of removals was 3GI. The three highest units are: Timara 163, Oamaru 92, and Waingawa-Masterton 47 —all good records of work. The citsea of first aid "not on public duty” which were attended to totalled 2830, as against 2566 for 1921, and 1974 for 1920. The principal figures were contributed by: Petone 907, Waingawa-Masterton 399, Auckland National Reserve 263, Christchurch 256, Wellington 120, Timara 117, Wellington South Nursing 85, Auckland Nursing 77, Auckland 63, Christchurch Railway 59, Napier 55, Beckenham Nursing 43, and Ashburton 40. The number of cases nursed privately by members of nursing divisions was 710, against 505 for 1921, and 384 for 1920. The chief contributors were: Dunedin Nursing 280, Caversham Nursing 260, Hampden Nursing 40, Auckland Nursing and Epsom Nursing 34 each.

THE HICKSON MISSION. NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY. CHRISTCHURCH, Mav 23. Before the clergy attending the Church Congress dispersed a conference of New Zealand bishops arid representatives of diocesan committees appointed to make preliminary arrangements for the Christian healing mission ox Air James Hickson to New Zealand was held. The Archbishop presided, and every diocese was represented. It was announced that Mr Hickson had generously agreed to extend his mission to two anu a-half months —from the beginning of October till the middle of December, lie will arrive in Auckland some time previously, intending to rest a little while after his Australian mission, which concludes in West Australia in August. He will be in Queensland during June, South Australia m the early part of July, proceeding thence to Perth. His opening dales for New Zealand are: Auckland, October 1 to 5 inclusive. In drawing up his itinerary the conference had in mind principally the object of Mr Hickson’s mission, which is less to heal the sick chan to revive in the Church the ministry cf heiikng through the Church as an organisation. It, however, endeavoured to arrange for Mr Hickson to visit as many centres as possible to meet the needs of the sick who may desire to receive his ministration.