NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1276, 3 November 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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HOSPITAL MILK. WHAT AILED THE CHILDREN f Auckland, November 2. A conference was held this morning in reference to milk supplied to the infauta* ward at tho Auckland Hospital. Tho chairman said that there had been discussion regarding sickness in the infants' ward, *nd a roport had been submitted to the effect that, when the wholo of tho infants in the ward wero taken ill together, there was reason lo think that the most probable cau>v\ would bo a d<sfeot in the mi!k supplied. As it was almost impossible t 0 »:curo an al)~»Iut--!y Jiurn milk supply from anvoutsVle source, it was suggested that tho Imard should start a sir.all dairy of its own, and gr;'.:'.o cows in the Domaip, to secure a miik supply for the infants' warfi. -onsiderablo discussion followed, and it was agreed to that Mr. Amburr, of tho !' to arrango for a supply of milk for tho infants' ward, this to lie delivered each morning and night within three honrs of milking, Before Messrs. Ambury and Chapman retired ™ K « cr ?' a< * urcd by lho chairman that was cast upon the contrao-

NAPIER HOSPITAL INQUIRY, m, . , Napier, November 1. Iho inquiry by the Hospital Board into the management of tin Napier commenced yesterday and concluded yestorday. Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, was Inquiry wag directed in the first instance to ascertain the rowoD for some thirty resignations of nurses dunng the past two years, but the bMrd unanimously decided that the management, so far as the nursing staff wsa concerned, was satisfactory. Ptirthsr inqairy. is being conducted "by Dr. Valintine into the relations between, the medical superintendent and honorary medical .stan, which are alleged to bo unsatisfactory.

RATING PROPOSAL REJECTED. Auckland, November' 1. in© proposal for rating on unimproved values was rejected by r?tcpavers of th« Borough of Northooto by 131 votes to 92.

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP. >r in ft ut Wand, November 2. Mr. Allan Wallace, 8.A., of tho Auck land University College, has been selected as the Auckland candidate for tho Kkxleg Scholarship for 1912.

SUICIDE AT LAKE OHAU, Duncdin, November 2. ibo polico bavu received information that a labourer named Robert Ferguson, 49 years o[ age, committed suicide at Lake Ohau 10-day by shooting himself, 'ihe deceased was a married man, and his wu'a resides 111 Tima.ru.