AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16483, 8 March 1917, Page 9

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

V;>\ I [ ——j*■ — ■ i BOARD'S NEW BUILDINGS. Safe The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid ■"•■• Board met last night at the hospital, the i c;.": chairman, Mr, M. J. Coyle, presiding. ;:•: There were also present Messrs. W. Wal- - 'we, J, Roffo, P. J. Nerheny, E. H. hotter, G. Knight, J. G. Rutherford, F. ' ye» and P. M. Mackay. , ■ The chairman announced that the Hon-. .:; /• ; .0/W. Russell, Minister for Public Health, -'^-'}.™ lay the foundation stone of the ■-■ ward's new offices, nest to the magistrate's •"■;, courthouse, on March 20 next. The Gover- , -.'nor had intimated that he would lay the foundation stone of the new children's ;;, hospital during' His Excellency's residence m Auckland, on a date to be fixed. •/ •, -The Director of Education applied for the ;; ? Boards .consent to nomination by him of! | -wo Maori girls from the Q ue en Victoria!. I - school as pupil nurses at the hospital. | ■ •;:,•;r Wie chairman said that some time ago the •- ' ward had agreed to give facilities for . pis of the Maori race to enter the nurslnS Profession. He understood from; the . ■ • wdical superintendent, Dr. C. E Maguirc, ">at there was no objection to' the adi'nisof tho two pupil nurses referred Ho. . A »was decided to accede to the request.' |«jat there was having applied for increases m of the two pupil nurses referred to, was decided to accede to the request, • ,° officials having applied for increases , n salary it was. decided, after discussion, '{? refer the : whole matter of salaries sof ~ «MiStai!;ifld: employees to the .Finance . committee, the latter to report to a special • v Noting of the board. I ah ! official reports showed:: that tnere -l * , al present in the hospital 34b patients!' V: 15 136 Strength ° the nursing: staff $ trMr - '