DISTRICT NURSES' ROOMS

Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1947, Page 4

DISTRICT NURSES' ROOMS

Price rf Sectidfi Ifl Levin Discussed * . ' "Are we , gQing to pay the equivalent of £2800* p'dr adfC jtiSt because the site has . a pleasant. situatiori ? "" asked Mf. V. E. Smith, Feilding representative. on the Palmerston- North Hospitai Board, wheri the fiiohthiy' meeting .of the board yesterday was c'dnsidertng the purchase df a section at Levin for £500 fdf the ereetidn of rooms ari'd dWeilrng fdr the Leyin distriet HurSe. , ^ - . Mr. J. A. Nash, chairman, informed tfie" riieeting that thC section tffide'r c'dnsidef'atidn was West of the Levin Hdtel and next to the Bank df NCw Zealahd at Levin. It was in a godd afea df the fown. in reply to' Mr. Sririth, he said that the' qriestiori of pnee would KaVe' to be' decided by the Land ^aiC'S ' Court. The managing-secretary, Mr. A.1. Phillipps. said that the section had a dotibie frbntage— dne in a msinCss str'eet ana the other fdcing i'nto a residentiai street. The sCction Was 29.8 pCfches. 1 Mf. A. J. Gimblett (Levin):, I ion't Wont the boafd tO' save £200 and get the section in a back street r'athC'r than Spend the £200 td get it in a good Street, . Mf. E. W. Cfoucher said that on inSpCctidn df . .tfie site he eould ndt See anything that Wduld be Bettef than it. He' thought . that it was the' only se'ction in Levin at the pr'eseht ctiirie that was suitable for the Job., If the yalue was not adtually at £500, the Land 3aleS CdUft woiild take care of Ihe price. Mr. Nash told the meetine that the diStfict nurse's thought the site faf be'tter than the one they yefe dceupyirig at the' present Mme for the convenieriee oi patiehts. He thought the £501 worild be well spent. Mf. G. A. MOnk (Horo whenua) said he did not know on what the price' CritiC's based their objections Were they ldoking mefely at values ih Feilding? Mr. Smith: Palmerston Nortt Values. Mr. 3. Foyce said he thoughl that £500 Was a ridiculous priee tc ^After furthef discussion the meeting decided to negotiate foi the" section. „„ „ ,