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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)

Learn to Swim

Learn to Swim.

The Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. Semple, has been drawing attention to the high ratio of motor accidents in New Zealand and has set about to page break reduce the appalling list of accidents; but an amazing fact has been brought to light by others interested in statistics. During the summer months there are more people drowned in New Zealand than there are killed in road accidents!

The proportion of young New Zealanders who are unable to swim is alarming.

It has always been a matter of wonder to me that so many of Wellington's youngsters are able to swim at all.