A SUGGESTION
to m bditoh. Sir,— l saw in this evening's Pftsl that Dr. Valintine had drawn attention to the arrival of 263 wounded soldiers by the Willochra, and had advised the hospital authorities that it would be necessary for them (the authorities) to find accommodation for the men. As a constant visitor \<o the Wellington Hospital, I have nofcod that the institution is already overcrowded, and as the soldiers are only the first instalment of wounded, the position will become * more complicated as time goes on. Theie is m Newtown a building known as the Newtown Motel that is standing partly empty, and t tako the liberty of suggesting that, at a very email cost. • Lt could he converted into a hospital < that would accommodate at least fiftj of the wounded, a.nd, as it 13 not a great dtstancc from iho main hospital, it would be easy lo control — more so than if the Boldiers were- billeted out on the many generous people who have offered their homes for the purpose.— l am. et<!., WELL-WISHER. Wellington, 21st June*
Mr. G. J. Anderson, member for Mataura in the Hotiw of Representatives, is in town.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 6
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194A SUGGESTION Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 6
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