PARLIAMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21090, 16 July 1938, Page 18

PARLIAMENT

THE LOV MATERNITY DISCUSSED By Telegraph—P* WELL.’* v July 15. The House of Rv. 10.30 a.m. The Lower Club. ■ Improve- ! ment Bill (Mr J. A. 1 ■ was read for j the first time and rc Bills Committee. The House then r ■ discussion on a repoi '■■i - committee of inquiry into mate . : • Mr W. M. C. Denham 1 u . Invercargill) expressed plea- ai d surprise at not hearing an exniu. i n from ti e ! Opposition that the r . cii was mere.-y • a further step towards part of the Labour C -mm’6. Ti c country, he said could nav-' no greater I asset than healthy, r. :'. cliik’ '. n. and modern maternity s< r. u would contribute to that. He discussed factors such as housing an i inad.-qnate income, that could be du.rim ntal to proper family develcsn Mr H. S. S. Kyle •National. Riccarton) said that varus , mateimiy and social services had been inaugurated long before the Labour Government had come into office, m fact, under the Labour administration the number of maternity hospitals had decreased. However, he added, we had ur endeavoured to reduce maternity mortality in the Dominion, and to encourage an increase in the birthrate. Despite all efforts, how; . r, tiiey had irresponsible people in i the House advocating tiiu iniroduu ion of 5.000,000 Japanese into Dominion. .He thought the pre - . '■ ; opportune time to introcuu . i ; subject, which had developed m o ./m .liing c-f the aspect of an in. . ■ ion.d affair. Cables had been . . i ; and replies had been r. cuived na the matter. If such a sir Hon ware to be • adopted, he added, i wculd b;- better to revert to the con’in . of ? 0 years ago. and hand the co ' ... b?. i: to the Maoris. The Minister of H ' i P. Fraser): I think the II ■ Member will find the Hou. i.m'i unanimous in the matter. Mr Kyle: I am ; o the Minister's assurance cn .. j)Oi : whic i is of great importance m the Dominion. Nutritional D -v is Mr C. Morgan V\ i mi 'Labour, Kaiapoi) discussed di. ' us affecting maternal mortality. :■ ' nd ibat one disease which was cam n io bet i humans and animals arpe.rently due to nutritional c. . V ffcrinarians mad comb- r he thought the medical learn something from m r experience. Referring to the ■ n that Japanese should be i: d tc> >mc to New Zealand, he ... was no need to invite them ' imusc if the country remained em im-v would come anyway. Mr E. P. Meachen -I . ’ cur, Wairua) said he thought the people La-, a false sense of value, and t.... pm.d.m of declining motherhood should be corrected by proper • u a Many’ young women app m< io . aa oi motherhood as some tiling to be ashamed of. A new should be created, and mcimerm ..d soould b? something to be proud cf. not bidder. Mr E. T. Tirikatene a: h m\ Southern Maori) discussed m . al conditions among the 1 a a prepakeha days, and said . .u ide changes that had taken plac habits had brought abemt the change. The Government wa improve the standar . . . mnong the Maoris, and the IL.ui, appreciate it. However, the .Id be encouraged to help U: j? ov.n r ut. and he suggested that 1) • P- a Buck should have been gii a • f?i inducement to remain . . Z alanc, and work for his ov - Mr H. G. Dickie ( i. Pateai said the previous C had approved of Committee’: report, and he also ; .. -<d . t it. Hudiscussed the proc is ion am' a were made for maternity : in Taranaki, and paid a triba. io the work of the Plunket Society. Training of Miioii Nurses Mr E. L. Cullen <1 iiomu Hawke’s Bay) said he was pl :i :d to support the member for Ricca;ton in his pro- I test concerning th? a.?; am o. irresponsible people to th; Japanese to come to live in New : Mr Cullen advocate ; me training o. more Maori nurses for m; ternity services among the Mt-ar;... Thu work being carried out by pakcha lueses in this direction was <•.: . ho considered that the Maoris would feel more at home with nua ot ; r own race. Mr W. J. Broadfoot 'Nationalis' Waitomoj paid a tribute t> those nurses and organisations who, for many years past had b. en educating the Maoris to appreciate the value of the maternity services, which wenbeing placed at their disposal. Mr C. R. Petrie Haamur, Hauraki) said the Minister no. i -- a comprehensive survey of . x. . n oi maternity services, in alauh Dig weaknesses as well as the were pointed out, at hi- <ii.,posal, ant he could act according' The House adjourned