LAGGING BEHIND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1938, Page 12

LAGGING BEHIND.

MATERNITY SERVICE. AUCKLAND'S GROWING NEED. NEW ACCOMMODATION URGED. Kin i ii- reiVreni ,• to \m-kland'-< -i'"i Ii '' imi■ i_■ . in mill.'i m: v *n \ Ices was in.iib> ,i I 1.i.l p\ 1-111111; ■< meet \ug of the Nil. k! I Ilii-pttiil Hoard wh.-ii it, whs <!.-<i.|,-,| in H nrU riimi the llcltli DepirtI' , nl. .in a--.iii.iii. e I hiit ji new nml lid <|iiai. M llel.ii,, in.i litiiil \ hiispilill " M lid ! rei t.-,| i• .ri liu ii ||. 'I ii:- .1 <Mm followed the pir-eiitatiMi, I'.v Hi Hilda North, r.ift of' a n-poi t on ■ hi' mad'-'i'iM, v ..I Mil e\ I-.I iiii( coll-il'ii.-n- I): \, .Hli. -101 l deplored the ■"■-'.- ■ " m ■ J a pi.ddeiii which had ''i -i. lie w'.n - i (iiirdi'il in iirgenl. -in , re. iiMcl ili.it in lll.lu i ••• boai.l had e\pi I'll il - deep a,misc. o| t \\r („ ilme ••t Hif I lepn ;m. nl to iii.ik.- provision \>>r in.i! ••■ ml \ , ,iii.l i' him noted ,i t • hnl Ini.e I hill lln ie had ~,-u no indii-a """ -■ >•" «i "M iii"d- >v hi.-h it »in mil nde I i.i .id.ipf to ridiiMi' I In , portion. i|.i.\ \llei i -I. i ina 1 , . I lie l-c- mendiil i..1l of I lie I , ) IT , .mm,nil Icp of' inipiirv into ma'." nit \ «-i » ire. 11,;, i i | M .I-,. «li,,'n|,i 1,,. ere I ..| , liiorolluliSy eipiipped M. He) „- !|,..,,i ,| „ i,|, ,|,,„!,!,, ,!,„ ~,,..,.„, aec γ-m .. .1 .' .on |)r. \.,| ih, ,-,,|-, ~,i,| i | |H , "."■' ' ' lci-»faii«l the relihtnucp i.l '■if )». ;■ Hi iii.iM to enter upon any -elii'iii.' involviliir a larye e\pen<lit lire ■liirina ii lime of Hnaiicial depre-uiiiin, e\en nlthnuirli om< qiic.f ioiipd tho wisilnin nf rcoimniv over niii-li a vital service. Honever, tlio clump liad emled nenilv four years ixn <\ diiriny th lam three years hundreds of thoiisandof pound s had been expended with a l»vi*li hand mi piiblU- buildiiijsrs tlirouyli out. (lio Dominion. "Progressively Worse." "Tho crux of the wind,, matter is the provision of a miitable St. Helens hosplf»l aide to piny iN proper pnrt in the community and whinh would, ineMprttwily, relievo thp hospital of 1)0 to 100 ensen per year." confiniiPrl Dr. North ernft. "The HftApital Board ha.4 no denirc to shirk its legitimate responsibility, but, Iμ entitled to nmk tho Health Department to play its part without delay. Tho position ha« grown pro-ffi-p«Mively worso rfuring the past few ycniA. Twelve months ago the special pommlffee omnhn»i«o<l the urgent need for action, nn<i otlll nothing in <lone." llw. M. M. Drcavcr, in opeonding the motion. eotiftrntiiUtPd Dr. Northoroft on her vision and Initiative. The solution lay in tho establishment of a larger St. Helena. The board had Its rcuponaibilitlrn an fnr a« the eanra in the outskirts wore concerned, but for tho city new <in<l larger facilities should be provided by the fJovernmont.

Dr. J. P. Hnetinge «ald that the Oovernment wn» not f>idc-»topping Ite obligations in thp matter, nnd a statemont. linfl been made reecntly thet the mutter would be gone on with.

Mr. J. H. Kiniit-nr njfreed that it was it nutionnl matter ami that the ratcpiiyern shouUl not bo called upon to bear the oo»*f.

Dr. Hasting*: The Oovernment has st.afod definitely that it is a State responsibility ntirl flint the burden will wit full on tho ratepayer*. i'lio motion wiik carried unanimously.