MINISTER REAFFIRMS OFFER.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14483, 15 August 1917, Page 2 (Supplement)

MINISTER REAFFIRMS OFFER.

HOPES NO FURTHER DELAY.,

(From ."The Colonist," August 2nd.) , At the meeting of the Nelson Hospital Board yesterday the" chairman (,-Au;. T. Nt-iiic) reported on tho visit bi J ■the - deputation which waited 'on tl:o Minister in regard .to the new hospital

The-chairman stated that the JM'in-

ister fi,ski-i] th.U- tV,cUoard ls rescinding resolutions bit -placed in 'writing:Therefore a letter had been sent to the Minister containing tl:e resolutions. ■ A reply was received from the Minister reaffirming his offer of February, 1916, that tho Board was expected to proceed with the hospital and pay for it out of its own funds as long as those funds lasted: that after the Board's funds wove exhausted the Government Yi-ovtfd make its promised payment of £18,000. The Minister added that any expenditure beyond Mr. Cawthron's gitt and thi> Government .subsidy should bo Ijonif i>y thu hospital dk4.rk.-t. Tho ?»ri?ti-stt^r. in conclusion, said he \iuuld (>c? triad fo havo tho Board's accfpianre of tlii^c (onus in due course, so r.hiii". tlkTo would lv no fur'JL'er dclny in a c'Lin.iiif'.icemont fioing made with the work.

The- chairman said Mr. Griffin had preiuirrd •ii v!ci-}i-h oi portion.*, of the ii-v. Hospital ihiir cmkl bo gone on with. Tl:'.x phins wove a^ked for by the Gowniiii'-nt, and woul.l b^ forwarded to ihe Minister. Mi. Griffin suggObti_d n np«"-i;il mooting of the Hoard, re there wove nmnv 'details' he- would

]ik;> to p!;U"v hero re members. it was rt'solvfd that-a: special meeting be held -next Wednesday, at 10 a.m. ;

It was ref-o]vp--i that a hearty-vote of thanks..bo i.-iuu-red Messrs JNTi-nie and Ivoll r<;r vlsitivifir Tvellingt-on;' und that they bo co.n.vjvp.tulatttd upon tho success of thoir (Mrorrg. ■ ;'