NEW ZEALAND

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19768, 16 February 1927, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND

A PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR’S IMPBOFESSIONS Received Feb. 15, 8.15 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 15. Sir James Barrett, on his return from Dunedin, said the Medical Congress was a great success. The celerity and thoroughness with which the programme had been prepared and the immense Amount of trouble taken by the New Zealand medical profession were notable features. The dominant note of the Congress was the attention given by the medical profession to preventive work. Sir James Barrett paid a wtarm tribute to the New Zealand University Home Science School at Dunedin, which, he said, was presided over by a professor of great administrative lability. New Zealand was the only British country south of the line to train girls that way. A fact of equal interest was that New Zdaland had passed a Town Planning Act and appointed a Town Planning Board, to tackle tho subject successfully and thoroughly. “It is rather remarkable” added Sir James Barrett, “that this should be done in a country r of small cities, whereas Melbourne and Sydney are still talking about it. “ Ainother feature which impresses one is the fact that one-ninth of New Zealand is under forest, and the authorities lare increasing that area. In the grounds [at Rotorua ar G planted 80,000,000 trees, so when the inevitable shortage of wood comes here, Australia will have to look to New Zealand for supplies. Another fact of interest to Australia is that the opossum is spreading throughout New Zealand, and is likely to become a very profitable source of revenue. It seems to have taken very kindly to its new home. ’ ’