新しき國新西蘭と濠州 — Atarashiki kuni Nyū Jīrando to Gōshū — New nations: New Zealand and Australia

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400 p.; 20 cm.p. Bibliography: p. 397-400. Title translated into English: . Synopsis of content: This work stems from a 1925 trip to New Zealand and Australia by the author. His original purpose, as he describes it in the preface, was to survey the establishment of social laws in the two countries, and the corresponding administration of public and private social institutions. The results of his surveys, and the experience of the visit, leads him to conclude that Australia and New Zealand are countries where the confluence of social policy and practice has produced happy societies, perhaps unparalleled throughout the world. He argues that Japan could learn from the political, economic and ideological conditions existing in Australia. Namae begins his section of the book dealing with Australia with an overview of the political structure, economic conditions and foreign policy in Australia. He then examines several aspects of the social conditions under which Australians live. He begins with the health system, then moves to a survey of child custody laws and institutions, and then the education system in Australia. Namae notes the main religions of the Australian people, and then comments briefly that the aboriginal people practice a primitive religion, and are offered little assistance or protection from the government. The study continues with the transport infrastructure in Australia. There follows comments on various reports produced by a special committee founded in 1923 to investigate the establishment of various social welfare laws. These cover several social welfare mechanisms, including health and accident insurance, age and maternal assistance, and child welfare support mechanisms. A further chapter investigates the 'Household Support' bill introduced in New South Wales as a practical example of social welfare. Bibliography: p. 397-400.