OTAKI HOSPITAL.

Otaki Mail, 15 August 1928, Page 2

OTAKI HOSPITAL.

- DISSATISFACTION EXPRESSED. At the monthlv meeting of the Otaki Chamber of Commerce on Monday night the Otaki hospital was discussed, when tile chairman pointed out thai tile mutter was a bone oi contention. Tender: had been calico on two occasion.- for additions to the hospital, vet, as far a.- he knew, nothing further had been done, ami lie considered. ii was time than the Chamber made .-.till another move to have the. mutter brought to finality. He suggo.-.led that Mr. held lie written to, and asked that he again assist the Chamber, it was recognised that Mr. fir),l had already done ;i great deal, but it was thought 'bv bis co-operation some finality might lie reached. The President pointed out thai promises for improvement had been made a considerable time ago. in hi:-, She matter hud been well discussed lor the past two cears. lie thought If nothing was done" before the election there was a probability that nothing v. ould be done utter it. Another member said that lie understood tenders had gone in, and that one tenderer was looking forward to an ear)-,- reply as to whether or not his tender had been accepted. The chairman considered that the matter was one out of the hand;- of the Citizens' Committee, who. apparently. had done nothing for seme .time. The only move made Ik; considered was that • made by the Chamber,.and as this body bad taken tin; burden on its shoulders it should see it through. Another member doubted if the genera! public we, interested. if interested he considered it their duty I' attend the m-eCri" and di-,:-sr-- tin matter, wide;; he considered a -v'trrv nu portent one tor the whose district. "li'. the public v.:-h us to do anything:" be a-ked. ••lie was afraid many tin act car,-; it looked as if -.gate did not It was ■•.-:-■ sled that a letter M appreciation h at to Mr. i'l-M thankbins if he would again take ;:;j the mat' ter vi ith tire "heads." J' "-as tht genera! de-ire ot the mcc-Uus thai promised that ivorfc at the hospital jit ■■■■■'•;■ I . '*■--■■]< the Otaki ] .;■ qi' t. tot bin -' :•. 'n ■- to ask Si :.. to s'gain j eadfaroar to hi ■-• ■ finality reache .. U l ■'.■-.'i-.t':-'■- made *■-■' ""'- -■ - - I tad