NEW WORKS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17572, 24 June 1925, Page 7

NEW WORKS.

HOSPITAL BOARD’S PROPOSALS. A clause in the Finance Committee’s report to the North Canterbury Hospital Board to-day stated that plans were received ami considered for the following works, and the board was recommended to approve them and apply for the consent of the Minister for permission for the work to be carried out: An extra storey on the administration block to provide accommodation for the Dental Department, thus leaving the present dental accommodation for the extension of the Bacteriological Department. 'The extra storey will give about forty beds for temporary accommodation for nurses pending the erection of the nurses’ home. This accommodation is urgently needed, as the board's decision to give one day's holiday per week to nurses, cannot be given effect to: and also a proposal is made that the new storey on Ward X., should be erected at an early date and extra nurses, of course, will have to be added to the staff should the board agree to this proposal. Estimated cost, 18000. Chatham Islands Hospital—-In this case the architect proposes that the better course will be to have the work carried out by a competent man on a commission basis. Estimated cost, £SOOO. Extension to Waikari Hospital, in accordance with the promise made about two years ago. About £9OO. Open-Air Home—Accommodation for sickness. £SOO. Alterations to Hospital kitchen with extra equipment, so as to create a diet kitchen. About £SBB. Alterations to give greater facilities in the Out-Patients’ Department for the treatment of venereal diseases. £385. The report was adopted.