OLD PEOPLE'S HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 7

OLD PEOPLE'S HOME.

WHANGAREI CONTROVERSY, SALE OF SPA PROPOSED. . (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, this day. The long-standing controversy over th# building of an old people's home caused a long discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Whangarei Hospital Board. Mrs. Donaldson moved that the home be built on a site above the hospital annexe, or adjacent to the hospital grounds. This caused a somewhat heated discussion, Mr. J. A. McKay alleging that motions were passed indefinitely, merely for the sake of passing them. The old people were housed in eminently-suitable and healthy surroundings at Kamo. While the board had a home already paid for it should not pursue the matter further until the present property had been sold. "Mr. McKay is evidently a self-con-stituted judge of the actions of the board," said Mr. McLean. He remarked that under existing conditions one-half of the old people were back at the hospital. In view of the promise of the Minister, that he would not renew the matter until after the board had been newly constituted, the chairman could not support the motion, which was then put and carried, the voting being:—For: Mrs. Donaldson, Messrs. McKay. Elliott, Cherrie, McLean, Murdock. Against: Messrs Swann, Ellis, Mackay. It was decided that the Minister's consent be sought for proceeding with plans of a building to house SO persons, at an estimated cost of £3000. The money is available. Mr. McLean then moved that fhe board request the Department of Health to •rrant authority for 'be selling of the Kamo Springs property, comprising threo acres and a house, at a price not less than £3500. The motion was carried by six votes to three. Tho board also decided to terminate forthwith its agreement with the Public Works Department for architectural services, except for the work now being clone to extend the children's ward. Members expressed strong disapproval of the delay in the supply of plans for the children's ward job. At the request of the superintendent of the Y.M.C.A., St. John Division, it was decided to approach contributory local bodies regarding the imposition of a levy for