Pointless Subsidy

quiries into defaulting firms were abruptly suspended after receipt of telephonic instructions.
The Lent in commission is perhaps at its most vulnerable now. Although the judge has issued a statement that the commission will "continue to discharge its duties, unpleasant blandishments and threats not- withstanding" it is very likely that the com- mission will come under all sorts of pressure. It is not that the public does not know of the corruption existing in the health system, but it is for the first time that the extent of its spread is being recorded and documented in all its confusing detail The Lentin Commission cannot be allowed to be prematurely wound up.