FOR RICH AND POOR.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1924, Page 7

FOR RICH AND POOR.

ENTRY TO PUBLIC HOSPITALS. ATTITUDE OF THE MINISTER. By Ulesrai.h—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Minister for Health (Sir Mau! Poniare) has defined his attitude on the question ofj the right of admission to puhlic hospitals and on their control. \\ hy should not a rich man.” he asks, “who contributes by taxation to the establishment and upkeep of public hospitals, have the benefit of the facilities of the institutions'which he pays for, facilities which very few private hospitals possess? Is there any reason why public hospitals should be kept only for poor people?”

The Minister agrees, if anyone of means desires special facilities in the way of private accommodation or extra nursing, that person should be made to pay for these extra attentions. At tin. same time, he holds that suJi people should have full right to go into pubi c hospitals for treatment.

Holiday trippers will find a compre hensive stock of travelling gear at the Melbourne at acceptable prices. Tan suit cases 27/6 to 32/6: wood-bound dark tensuit cases 29/6, 33/6 and 37/6; Sol • leather suit cases 69/6 to 89/6 : trav? 1 n rugs 29/6 up to 105/-: leatherette att:.ja<? cases 12/6, 13/6 and 14/6