DOMICILIARY NURSE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4352, 6 November 1950, Page 10

DOMICILIARY NURSE

HAURAKI PLAINS AREA DEPARTMENT CONSIDERING . Enquiries as to the advisability of appointing a domiiciliary nurse to cover the Thames and Hauraki Plains area were (being made by the Department of Health, according to a letter from the deputy di rec tor-general of health, Wellington, placed before the October meeting of the Thames Hospital Board. Mir J. W. Neate referred to the fact that the suggestion for the appointment of a domiciliary nurse had in the first 'place been made years ago 'by the Department of Health, which had later turned down its own proposal. It was to be hoped that the (proposal would now be favourably considered as the appointment of a domiciliary nurse would do much to Solve some iof the problems of the boiard. The meeting resolved that the letter be 'received and the department’s reply awaited. iiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii

back road, Mangaiti. Several other bridges have had decking replaced. Other structures needing major repairs and in some cases practically renewing require the services of experienced bridge men. “It is now 15 months since the men we had resigned and although I have repeatedly asked that the appointing and housing of competent bridge men be treated as urgent very little has been done to make it an urgent matter. The position cannot be delay indefinitely. Waihi end of county: “During the period the crushing plant has worked on 15 days and crushed 630 yards of metal. • The men were used on several outside jobs. .The Waikino sandpit has been bored and several hundred yards are available. During this period 250 yards have been delivered to roads and sold. The maintenance and grading of all roads has continued. Waihi plant: “The starter of the motor at the IVaihi plant is giving considerable trouble. Several times lately fuses have been blown thus holding up crushing on account of having to get the boards Paeroa troubleman to make I’epairs. It is suggested that the reason for this is that the type of starter is the wrong type for a crusher motor and is too fierce in the starting, which puts a strain on both the motor and the driving belt. The trouble has been brought to the power board’s notice on several occasions, both by our own chairman and the troubleman but nothing has been done to rectify the matter.”