UP-TO-DATE.
BRITISH HOSPITALS. REBUILDING SCHEMES. ENDOWMENTS AND GIFTS. The rebuilding of some of the largest British hospitals was commented upon by Sir Donald McGavin, of Wellington, formerly Director-General of Health, who returned by the Rangitiki this morning. "Although I was travelling chiefly for pleasure, I could not help noticing that rebuilding of some of the largest hospitals in England, including the Middlesex Hospital and St. Bartholomew's, which is being undertaken to bring them up to date. It is quite amazing to realise that this is all being done by voluntary public subscriptions, which have realised incredible sums.
"There is a lot to be .said," he remarked, ['for the British system of maintaining their hospitals purely on endowments and public subscriptions instead of by rates and a Government subsidy derived from taxation, as is done in New Zealand. When a man has been taxed to support a hospital he is unlikely to voluntarily subscribe further to its upkeep, whereas the Englishman takes a pride in giving money to j keep the institutions going.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19351023.2.62
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 251, 23 October 1935, Page 8
Word Count
172UP-TO-DATE. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 251, 23 October 1935, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.