HANMER'S REQUIREMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17430, 15 April 1922, Page 15

HANMER'S REQUIREMENTS.

HON. 0. J. PABB'S ENQUIRIES. 1 Recently tie Health Department took over the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer Springs from, tins Defence Department, and th* Hon. C. J. farr, Minister of Health, yeeUrday paid' a visit to ib* inatitiitibn i» wvta*. into v&riaue requisitions made, and to iaajie Acquainted with the. diitrtet and ite w»at». He waa motored up by Mr P._B»Clunie, ergiaiMr for the Canterbury Pi - BTfifln trthttHj The water supply and lighting of the township are not good, and th<r existin* accommodation is not sawisnt to meet the demaode ,xfi»de on it. tit if dfliiMd ilut iw Government ahanld efeot arooiny hoetel with, a moderate tairia.bnt in the P»fent state of the oountry's .flnanoeathe desire k not likely to be fulfilled.!? tho near future. A rumour tint il MWNiidii thi> raindfl of ntt Stent* and visitois U that the golf warn, whidh is Government property, u to be taken otn by the Agricultural. Dep*rtatent few nosing puzpotoa, and it u generally heped thai* Ht no truth in it. -.. ■■■ .. Within u hour or ao of Mr Parr 1 # arrival the member for tho district, lb ft. Forbes, arrived, bat no dMWtationswMe officially reonired. MrCßmm acoccftpoaiert tne Minister oast Mr Forbeaeronnd the town* faip and nut officiate the Queen ( Maw Hospital and prominent townspeople, wiw. whom informal ohate were TUa moining the Miniatar will deal officially with the deputation, that will explain the various needs rtHamner. Mr Parr will mete a report to Cabinet.' • > It may be stated that ainoe Government control has been unified at Hanmer very real ■ improvement hoc been efleoted in several directions. Previously the avenns of oak and *«h trees in the main street fed been made a rubbish dump and »n untidy etatc of affairs generally obtained. The avenue hu sow'beta niotly cleared tsp» wd the shelter agues* km been voatly improved'