HOSPITAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
INDIGNATION AT OPOTIKI. (Per Press Association.! OPOTIKI, Last Night. Opotiki district is seething with indignation over the extravagance o£ the administration at the present Bay of Plenty hospital district, due principally to the Health Department, which insists on lavish expenditure, and compels the ratepayers to pay. A public meeting was held last night, when the Mayor outlined the situation, mentioning particularly the erection of a large hospital at Whakatane at a cost of £20,000, compared with £3600 for the Opotiki hospital. The Mayor pointed out that the Opotiki district have to contribute more than Whakatane owing to the higher valuation there." He quoted figures showing that a separate district, comprising Opotiki county and borough, could be administered more economically and efficiently. A resolution was passed unanimously in favour of severance from the Whakatane district. A committee was appointed to obtain signatures for a petition to Parliament.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2122, 13 May 1922, Page 5
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148HOSPITAL EXTRAVAGANCE. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2122, 13 May 1922, Page 5
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