Mr. Algie Inquisitive About Maori House

Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 6

Mr. Algie Inquisitive About Maori House

' -WELLINGTON, August 3. lu tlie House ;of Representatives, Mr. £1. M. Aljjie * (Remuera, Opposition) gave noti.ce to ask the Prime Miniater whether the modern guest house being built at Rotorua to accominodate oui Of toWn Mabris visiting their friends iji the -Rotorua Hospital, was being coustructed in pursuance of a permit is3ue.d..'in the way by the Buiidxn'jg Con®dlery^p^d whether Mr.' Fra'$c&/:$^s satisiied s^fio the justilication ToHfhe issu^fgf^gSpk a permit and as to lhp,ya.lidity " ti/' tpiTgrounds upoii whichv'itywns issued. An Auckland messageSkaid work 011 a modern guest house for "out-of-town Maoris visiting their relatives and t'riends in the Rotorua Hospital is uearing completion. The house will have five small'and five/doutjle ^"bedrooms. Built tiuder n schexue sponsoved by the W0neEf(f Health; Lfiagiie, the buildiug i3'rla tie .^tnamed-.vThe -Jaitfet Frasei Memorial Guest House after the late wife of the Prixne Minister. Mrs. Frasei" was the league 's first patroness. The ohicial opening will be performed ,by Mr. Frasjer on August 28. •' Visiting"." Mapris, who were often forced by the laek of acconimodation to ' sl'eep- i'4 tflbal meeting house or lin the opeig vVill be able to obtain a bcd, -and"/ breakfast at a reasouable cost •'in a wcll-appointed house adjacent the hospital. The tarilf has been fixed at •lUs a day and the' niaximum length o.t stay of auy guest will be three days. The cost of the buildiug, aboui £10,00Q, has been contributcd by variour Maori organisations, the Maori Land Board aud the Goverumeut. The contract wasTet by the Public Works Hepartment., Tlie furnishings will cost au additional £2000 and this sum has . been ' raiscit by the Women 's Health •League,' "vvliich will owu the guest .house 'aiid also hold a lease in perpe- • tuity of the land. 1 Lcading elders of the ISTorth Islancl tribes are to be the guests of the Arawa people at the opening c.eremouy The- league, wh'ich has its 12th anui versary ' in He])tember, has advance'.1 the thue- of its annual couforeuee to eoincide witli tlie opening.