CHRONIC INVALIDS.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? WELLINGTON. March 1.0. As liie outcome of a ruling by Dr Vidiiiliue (Inspector-General of Hospitals) as to the upkeep of chronic invalid:- the Wellington Hospital, which has 'maintained a chronic invalids' home. is not to lie saddled with this expense in future. Dr Valintine's ruling is that this is a proper charge on charitable aid boards. At an adjourned mooting ol (.he Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Hoard to-day a sum of money was provided for the maintenance ol chronic invalids. An amendment was moved bv the Hon. A. W. Hogg, who disagreed with Dr Valintine's view of the (iiiestion. and although the amendment was lost and the estimates were pass»d Mr Hog;' intimated that a change in the law was desirable and I bat the matter would have to be threshed out in future.
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Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 5
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140CHRONIC INVALIDS. Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 5
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