A COTTAGE HOSPITAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15025, 21 June 1912, Page 8

A COTTAGE HOSPITAL

DEVONPORT SITES VIEWED. - - ;• ; • ~~V; The erection of a cottage hospital at De-t , vonport seems within measurable distance 1 'jf of becoming an accomplished fact. At aopt| meeting of the Waitemata Chamber ofi : Commerce, held in tho Municipal Cham* ' V hers, Devonport, last, evening, thej • v,. matter was brought forward by Mr. R.- ;?|f! Duder. who reported to tho Cliambejl v tho result of hip site-viewing tour , oof J Wednesday afternoon with seven members ;s!' of the Auckland Charitable. Aid ami ""4 Hospital Board. Mr. Duder said the district was grow* . '?«,j ing larger, and they were now paying if; £(W0 a year to the Board. The 1 numbeß. , of accidents in tho district was increasing!' 11fi and it was always a difficult task toj»tffl| the sufferers quickly to Auckland. .TmMB first proposal was to get a hospital on tho( ] north side of the harbour for' the Waite-oSM| mata Electorate. The Board did not our this, but now seemed likely to agreo[|M| to the erection 'of a ' cottage * hospital • impllii Devonport, ■ Proof of ; this was; found "Wljlsi their visit on. Wednesday. They' had!'®*! viewed a number of sites,". r-IhWMB most suitable of- which seemed ■to ba one- at Port Takapmia—an ideal siteoll illfi cliff overlooking Rangitoto Channel.; omlh at. the corner of O'Neill's Point and' LalsaS«i Roads, and one oil the fringe of Lak®'*wl Takapuna. Mr. Duder said they had 1 ' made greater progress in the matter than s |il lie had anticipated. ' 'j'sm It was finally' decided that the sugges-»' |l|| tion of the members 1 of the Hospital $J|,| Board be adopted and that the arena and. ,y, prices of the favoured sites be. obtained and submitted to them. It, was also dot - cided that a deputation wait on the" Minis* '< |g ter for Defence (Hon. A, M. • Myers)'•••WfrfP garding the Fort. Takapuna site. . " ' yf§