COUNTRY MATERNITY HOMES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 3

COUNTRY MATERNITY HOMES.

•V * | SCHEME TO BE GONE OX WIT I At yesterday's meeting of the Hi pital Hoard the Finance Committee ; ported that the Waipara County Coi cil was desirous of having a cotta hospital and maternity home erect at Waikari, and was understood to prepared to provide one-half of t ~ cost, or up to about £2300. Wans h been prepared, and the committee i ferrcd the matter to tlie Board f j approval. The Oxford County Colin I liad asked what steps were being tak< j to secure a site for the cottage be j pital, but pending a definite reply wi | regard to the question of subsidy, ii j committee could not recommend li t Board to take any steps. The Oxfo; I and Waipara counties both proposed I raisj the proportion of money for tl I purpose of erecting cottage hospita j by a special rate, but there appean I to be some difficulty in obtaining a s-u : sidy from the Government 011 mom | contributed in this way, as it appear*, i that it was not a voluntary contribi ! tion nor was it a levy by the 13oar< j The committee understood . tiiat tl matter had not yet been finally dete: mined by the Departmental author j ties, but a letter received from tli I Minister appeared to indicate that i ! was possible that a subsidy may not li j paid 011 moneys contributed in th j manner indicated. ■ Mr McMillan, after referring t I the Waipara county's proposal, moved ! "That this be postponed till after th j war/' Kates and everything had gon ' up. and tliev were bound to assist th ! i.AI.C.A., the lied Cross, and th | Salvation Army—they were doing goo< | work at the front. He did not thini j it was a time to go in for things o ; this sort (cottage, hospitals and mater | nity homes). j Air .J. Paterson seconded the 1110 1 tion. If these counties got these in j stitutious, others would want* tlieni ; The present was a bad time to incui j expense and to collect rates: and tho\ i.wanted more money than they could spare to win the war. The chairman (.Air F. Horrdl) pointed out that the Board was practical]v committed in the matter of the cottage hospital at "Waikari, £1000 being <11 the estimates. The need for maternity homes in the outlying districts I was very great. ; After further discussion the motion was put and lost. Mr McMillan alone voting for it. WHY SUFFER WITH ECZEMA? Why toss on your bed at night, and scratch your burning skin? Although Eczema is the most common of all skin diseases, and often results from a trifling exposure to heat or cold, do not' under-estimate its danger. Ij often j becomes chronic, causes dreadful suffering and disfigurement and even blindness, deafness, or Toss of hair. Kexona, the Rapid Healer. j s a dire enemy to Eczema, as well as to all other skin diseases. ltexona will make your skin healthy, destroy the germs 1 of the disease for ever, and cause th« building up of new skin tissue. A hot bath with ltexona Soap, gentle anointin"- with ltexona Ointment, a pleasant treatment, result—sleep quietly, skin soothed and healed, while soon all trac-o of the disease leaves you. You are healthy. Eczema yields to the powerful healing influences of Resona, the« Rapid Healer. Price. Is Gd and 3s. Obtainable Everywhere. 2