HELD FOR 28 YEARS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 69, 18 September 1936, Page 6

HELD FOR 28 YEARS

PATIENT'S JEWELLERY ALLEGATION' DISPROVEP (By Telegraph.—i*res« Association.) INVERCARGILL, September 17. The publicity which has been given to allegations that the hospital boards in New Zealand have sold jewellery belonging to patients who died in the institutions had a sequel at a meeting of the Southland Hospital Board today when ©letter was received from a North Island resident as follows: "On reading the remarks made at a meeting of your bbard I noticed that a collection of jewellery is in your possession, and I: hope that a ring belonging to my father, who died in your hospital as far as I can remembe'r twenty-five years ago, may be returned to me. My mother told me that my father wore the ring when he died, but she missed it from his finger afterwards, and on inquiries at, the office was. told that it was kept to help pay his maintenance. If it is in your collection I would be very pleased to -have it";'' i ','„.„ . • The secretary, Mr. Pryde, produced the ring,* and with it. a silver watch and t chain. The latter had a locket attached, and this contained a photograph and a-lock of hair. The label carried the'date »April 15, 1908. A member:: That means it has been kept for- twentyreight years. That will let Dr. McMillan see we don t sell our patients''jewellery. ', ■■: ' f It was - decided to return the ring and watch and chain to the applicant.