THAMES HOSPITAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 31, 6 February 1925, Page 8

THAMES HOSPITAL.

PROPOSED MAIEBKITY ROME. local noniF.y protest. . J iß.r Telegraph.- Own Correspondent. , ! | THAMES, this day. I The proposal of Uio Tha-mrs Hospital Hoard to erect a maternity hospital at ! Paerna. costing ftioon, was adver.-cly ! criticised at, the Thames County meet. ; in?: yesterday, councillors savins it. was ja, most, inopportune t.imr. money beinp [ jso scarce, for the Hospital Board to sol ■in for capital expenditure. They are I ; not in a position to Mand the extra' j ievr entailed, j ( A similar protest was made by t lie j Illiiuraki Plains I'ounty year.' with! j the same plea, both counties'finding it I difficult to rnllo.t t'.ie present liofpitnl ! ! In a Irtmr (.. the Thaine, I oiinly ■ihe Hospital Board state.l that it hail ! £3nnn ]n hsntl. which rarried a Uoverii-1 mem siilisitly for a like amount. They I therefor- required another £:sor>o frori) I the contributing borlie.*—Thames [ior- ■ oiigh, Thames County, Ohinemuri j j County and Hnuraki Plains County. j j It was derided to hold a oonferemc Jof tlip local liodies to enter a comhliip<l i protest, against any further capital lexf-finditure by Iho board. i ' OHINEMURI AGREEMENT. ■ PAEROA, this day. ; At. tiic meeting of (lie Ohinemuri County Council a lett.-r was received from the Thames Hospital Board ill connection with its decision to erect a j maternity and casualty ltofr.it.ul at! ■ Taenia, together with a statement, of ! moneys in hand fur the purpose, The j amount to be levied on i-untrihuting local authorities was shown us £3000, lon which subsidy was payable. The j Hoard intended to spread the levy over I a period of two years, and the approximate rate on the rateable capital value would 1-lfid in the f. the council's contribution being £ITS 0/ for the year. j The amount of the levy was aprecd