HOSPITAL CONTROL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1932, Page 5

HOSPITAL CONTROL

CHANGE NOT FAVOURED. 6ead burden trebled. J (By Telegraph—Ber Brets Association) f NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 16. The changes in Hospital control 1 that are suggested by Dr. Campbell i llegg met with little support at me meeting of the Taranaki Hospital ; Board at New Plymouth to-day, but • will further be considered. 1 hough the opinion ’ was expressed, centralisation would be economical, the meeting considered that from Taranaki’s point of view the change would not be practical, and would be one involving great expenditure in the extension of the New Plymouth Hospital and the loss of the wellequipped Hawora and Stratford Hospitals, while it would increase travelling expenses from the places already having a good service. BELIEF OF HOSPITALS.£SOO FOR WESTLAND. AUCKLAND, February 16. An announcement that the remaining £38,000 of the advance of £75,000 recently made Available for Hospital Boards by the Government Would be distributed shortly was made by Mr Young, Minister of Health, at a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Boat'd. The Minister advised tho Board that the allocation would be: Auckland Hospital Board £12,000, Wellington £7,500, North Canterbury £5,000, Palmerston North £3,000, Nelson and Waikato, £2,000 eacn; Wallace and Fiord, £1,500; Buiier, £1,400; Cook, £1,200; Waihi, Patea, Opotiki and Westland, £SOO each; Tauranga, £300; Bay of Plenty, £IOO. -