Outdoor Relief Estimate Considerably Overspent
POSITION OF NORTH CANTERBURY HOSPITAL BOARD Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. So heavy has been the demand for outdoor relief that for the year ending March 31 the North Canterbury Hospital Board is faced with an expenditure 75 per cent, greater than tho estimate, which was £20,000. Up to tho end of January £27,655 had been spent, and by March 31 the amount is expected to reach £34,000 or £oo,ooo. Tho benevolent committee of the board is dealing each week with about 1150 applications for outdoor relief, and the chairman and members spent several days last week at tho hospital, interviewing applicants.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6788, 20 February 1932, Page 5
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108Outdoor Relief Estimate Considerably Overspent Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6788, 20 February 1932, Page 5
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