AUSTRIAN'S AND THE HOSPITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 5

AUSTRIAN'S AND THE HOSPITAL.

Sir.—Mr. M. A. Ferri lias consulted m* concern your publication in (hi* mom-_ ilia's Hkualu, under In* heading " Where is tilts Money?" You appear to bo ignorant of the facts concerning the subscription in question, which whs raided by our client in the. hope that if £300 were subscribed two or three bods itt the hospital might bo endowed. As the sum realised is small, unit the Hospital Board in any event declined to .set any Ixklk apart: for any one section of the community. Mr. Fern, being unable to t\irry out the terms on which the money w.i* received, lias now, of course, no alternative but to return the money to the subscriber*. The Austrian Consul, whoso anxiety concerning his subscription of ill was duly noted in your article, received yesterday a cheque for the amount of his »uh,<eription. .Mr. Ferri lias explained the position verbally to many of his countrymen, and in the next issue of bin newspaper public notification will be made that, subscribers may receive their contributions on application at the oilice of the Naprodak newspaper. June 2. JUmfohi) and Brtowx. [Tho use of the words " youi article " in the above letter is calculated to convoy a wrong impression. What wo published wan a report of proceedings at a mooting of tho Hospital Board..J