DESERTED FAMILIES.
AND UNPAID FEES. HOSPITAL BOARD’S COMPLAINTS. (Press Association). WELLINGTON, August 24. Strong comment was made at the Hospital Board! meeting on the number 1 of deserted families it had to provide for. Cases were quoted where the husband would do nothing de&nite orders made against him: and it was said there were at least 24 of them. In one instance a man went away and the police wanted £3O to bring him back and it was also stated that £20,000 in unpaid fees were written off last year and the amount would be more like £30,000 this year though an attempt would be made to collect some of the money, > money-
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, 24 August 1923, Page 5
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