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Bay of Plenty Hospital Board. Whakatane Hospital.—A Medical Superintendent's house, additions to Nurses' Home, and extensions to male ward have been completed. Plans are in course of preparation for extensions to maternity block. Tauranga Hospital Board. Tauranga Hospital.—Works contemplated are : Additions to staff dining-room, maternity annexe, tuberculosis annexe, additions to Nurses' Home, office block. Te Puke Hospital.—Additions to Nurses' Home are contemplated. Katikati. —Plans for a new maternity hospital at Katikati are being prepared. Thames Hospital Board. X-ray equipment has been purchased for Thames and Coromandel Hospitals. Additions to the Nurses' Home and the maternity home at Thames have been completed. Alterations at Coromandel Hospital have greatly improved the institution. Waikato Hospital Board. Waikato Hospital.—Various methods to provide more accommodation at this hospital are being reviewed by the Hospital Board. Matamata Hospital. —Additions are being made to this hospital. Auckland Hospital Board. Auckland Hospital.—-A new boiler has been purchased. Ward 2 has been converted to a casualty department. New diagnostic and therapy X-ray equipment has been ordered. Epsom Infirmary. —Plans are being prepared for extensive additions to the wards and Nurses' Home at the Infirmary. , Bay of Islands Hospital Board. Kawakawa Hospital.—Plans are under consideration for additional maternity accommodation. Kaipara Hospital Board. An emergency ward has been planned for Te Kopuru Hospital. Whangaroa Hospital Board. Sketch plans have been prepared for a new hospital at Kaeo. Mangonui Hospital Board. A boiler-house and new laundry are being erected at Kaitaia Hospital. Departmental Hospitals. St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch. —At present the Public Works Department is preparing the detailed working drawings and specifications for this institution, and as soon as these are completed it is hoped to call tenders for the work. Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer. —Good progress has been made with the erection of the new male pavilion, and this should be ready for occupation in the very near future. R. A. Shore, Director, Division of Hospitals.

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