HELP FOR HOSPITALS.
Sir,—On visiting days, judging by the crowds crossing Grafton Bridge, on foot or by bus, and thp lines of private motorcars, there must be hundreds of people who visit sick friends and relatives in our Auckland Hospital. Why should we not adopt Sydney's system of making a nominal charge for admission, in order to augment the income of the hospital ? As in that city, a patient might ba granted two free visitors' tickets per visiting day for nearest relatives, and all others might be asked to pay threepence (or 6d as in Sydney) for admission. We already buy platform tickets and wharf tickets when bidding farewell to friends. Who would object? It is well worth the price of a mero ice.cream to visit a sick friend and at the same time contribute gratefully toward the upkeep of the institution that is restoring life and health to him. If this system were to be adopted, our Hospital Board would find a large additional sum at its disposal that would be well worth the small cost involved in collecting it at the entrances. Contribution.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20236, 22 April 1929, Page 14
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