THE DUNEDIN FEVER HOSPITAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1324, 14 April 1877, Page 16

THE DUNEDIN FEVER HOSPITAL.

In connection witfi. the Fever Hospital excitement, a public meeting convened by the Mayor of Dunedin, was held; in the Temperance Hall, on Tuesday Evening. There were about 300 : persons present — the place being' little more than half full. The meeting was called to consider the question of continuing - the Fever Hospital on the Town Belt; The Mayor presided, and the speakers were Drs. Borrows and Bakewell, and Messrs Robt. Wilson, Robt. Grilles,,/ Walter, Langlands, Keith Ramsay, Rennie, $Kerwin, juri., and Treseder. . The', conduct of the committee which. had moved, the Supreme Court in. the matter of the Hospital was • warmly attacked ; and as warmly defended. ■ The outcome 'oi the meeting was, that the following resolutions were passed, after numerous amendments had been offered and negatived :— That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable and essential, in the interest' of 'the whole inhabitants of the city, that a Hospital for the reception of infectious -and contagious diseases should be' maintained, to be available at such times as occasion may arise. '-< > ■ •• ! ' That the Corporation, acting, as the 'Local Board of ' Health, be' requested ;to re-open the present Fever- Hospital, and keep it open until the' present (epidemic of scarlet, fever; .has • passed, a <->> :_j; i,s, •_ .^ , ;^i < s ' ~,-.y, ;s *.h £ . That this-meeting is of .opinion, that the i p^e- , sentjsite^pf : the', Fever ?H6spual is in' every way adapted "for the purpose/ and 'request the Corporation to take 'such steps as nifay'be'req'lired jbo i legalise the occupation of 'the portion of' the f Town now locciipiedby the building^ to-'gethey-with"as'^mueh ■ ground- as may. be c'6n« sidered necessary. "'- a ~ = ■.-]„..;'„ .iu^Jiv,.,: \Ttiat bia -Worship the .Mayor, be requested^ lay these resolutions .before jthe City and forward' copies of the same to,- the .President, of 4he, Central Board of Health',''Wellington. '",.. "-' c .. "• -'; ':'' ""tifi