POOR PAYERS.
MAORI PATIENTS.
HOSPITAL BOARD'S EXPERIENCE,
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) DUNEDIN, this day.
According to a return presented to the Cook Hospital Board, Maori patients last year were charged £1256, but only £96, or 9 per cent, of the sum, was collected.
The information was supplied as a result of a discussion at the recent Hospital Boards' Conference, when it was contended that boards with large Maori populations were unfairly penalised, and it was urged that some special assistance should be given. In previous years, it was stated, the collections at the Cook Hospital liad never exceeded 12 per cent. It was decided to forward the information to the Director-General of Health.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 170, 20 July 1935, Page 11
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