A NEW HOSPITAL
INDIGNATION IN BAY OF PLENTY ACCUSATIONS OF EXTRAVAGANCE (Per United Press Association.) OPITIKI, May 12. The Opitiki district is seething with indignation over the extravagance in administration of the present Bay of Plenty hospital district, due principally to the Health Department, which insists on lavish expenditure and compels the ratepayers to pay. A public meeting was held last night, when the Mayor outlined the situation, mentioning particularly the erection cf a large hospital at Whakatane, which cost £20,000, compared with £3,500 for Opitiki Hospital. The Mayor pointed out that the Opitiki district would have to contribute more than Whakatane, owing to the higher valuations here. He quoted figures showing that a separate district, comprising Opotiki county and borough could be administered more economically and efficiently. A resolution was passed unanimously in favour of severance from the Whakatane district, and a committee was appointed to obtain signatures to a petition to Parliament.
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Southland Times, Issue 19515, 15 May 1922, Page 2
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154A NEW HOSPITAL Southland Times, Issue 19515, 15 May 1922, Page 2
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