AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 118, 16 May 1912, Page 8

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

v INQUIRY CONTINUED

'■■■ THE MATRON RESIGNS

Cfkess association.! . >"^::"-,'.:- ,'; ■'■'-' /:r^TJCKLAND v May 16.' ' At the hospital inquiry the matron made the' statemont to th 6 BoarH ■fchat when, she arrived last July only 20 trained; nurses were in the hospital; At the present time there were 16' others, who: had obtained certificates since her afriyal, which showed their.satisfaction with the conditions. She had,: worked against a definite antagonism from the first. Every obstacle and every difficulty that could be placed in her way, had been ; put there. After eleven -months of strenuous and conscie.nitiojiis/work in the interests of tß^iiistitutioh she felt that, «wing to th^ active and' unepmpromising; attiu^e- 'of Dr pabst during that period,^ and jhisj behavior towards her ait this -inqmrr on the' previous, day, ■ shef could no longer retain her preposition with dignity., Thereshe placed her resijs;nation in the liands of the Board. She took that step with •regret, haying spent 14 years with an honorable unbroken reoord in the nursing profession.'. She Save three,' months' notice and added that one month's holiday 'was due to ■ ■tier.' /;>...'.'• ;.-i': '>. ■ •'■'■,i»;'\;.v '-'■ : ' •■; .:'

The matron, who/ was in much' dis- i : I^ss r -;tlien;..left>.;^^';'r^m;.V^ ->.-^ " ."•'; '*, After.;.oonsiderabfe' '■-.^argument a?w3; ; consideration it was decided to accept the resignation, and the matron will relieved at her own request by the <snd of the month. -