HOSPITAL DISTRICTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 654, 3 November 1909, Page 8

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS.

; ' ; ;- a»ty^yfe^ff:.«.fo^#j'-"----> .-..?.■: <■■■■; ■■ ■; ■ -:^::-:y, $$0? v%. J:representetiTe deputatipii' 'waited. ■■'■04 -the ||? ;^:;%^G^lV)wld^'yesterday that' jie Horp. gS|K:;w^nua"cotvn^^sh^d;be:Joined ; to the Palm ere. disinot;'.instead- of .'remani-

|;£f^irig^attacWdj:to l^Wellingtoni-itiSJ Jβ;proposed by ?E4MtKe''nw : ?Hosp'italß-and, l Ch'aritable Institutions ■:■■».■ Mr.'?W; ?Hr;iPieM,; ! for Otaki,;;who Kjpl ;shpuld ; ;i bo jSedultlity.'Xpf ..in/ regard '/to js 7 ss;/payment;:pf, : ; and:.:charitable- aid ii&2v : -p^3itMpV'.V-'ln' : ,tt^ s^>rT:/the''Palmerstbn(NMh''dfttrict;''the'ratepayers fS!}<#'Jai3 rohfr-twentieth iof V t penijf in:the'-'.X; while; ##;/Hpro'whenua,?attaoh:ed : to' Wellington, . paid ffiS//?, of :a : /discrepancy, .was ifK:;;;ftaue ;district i ; iSi'included -a large 3 seaport town, where there was ■§:vK-Viiaturally; ? 'a;:cpnsi(lerablß. ; amount 'pf ■;• sickness ; ¥.fyand'-.;poyei^j.//:'Tliie: / levy!;on.Horowheriua /for Sft'i J charitable .'aid,; last; ; year i'was : ,£419,:i and .'the' spft^Government','siibsidy ?. was i,"£Wi ■ :yet the' cosj; :;SrfJV 'i on 1 ;thp'fundCirpmiHpriiwheriua :was|only ,£250.: yp/v:He'iirged';that^thatiwas'iuiifair; , .At.its nearest iii'-'"P9.'ut>the'.i:'Horowhehua.; ; ten :#c ?''■ milesVawayjfrpm/Palmerstbn. That meant that |if.k : t'i.a' : ;irerspn.;'living'.lat , :;the/far: end/of -'the Horblp?;' .':wheniia';:6ciujityr :i iti' case;;;pf i'sibiness; or/■ acci-> E'; : ;.:,v;deht, ; Vhadf;tb;gq ; not ten/miles to-;tlie,vPalmeifST !&s : ;; ; ; ; tbriiHospital.'.b'ut-sev'enty; miles,'to, Wellington; MCJor./coiißiderably '} bvet : "r'ten 'miles:.tb.Otaki..;.;lt •;ilY'p:'/iTOjn^t..tot;-the--Hp'rpwhennW-''coTmty''9hoTild-s?~:'&forat'ipart/'of ■ therPalmerstbn/INorth /district ;#^vrather ; thari-bf- the^ellingtou , The W-tii: distance'cfrpm ;;to ; ; palmefston was :if 5.;87. miles',-'and,the'midway poiAt,:TeHorU,:was' :3|.jtEp'rpw,heMa';c9untyi/<:^;N: ; .;;:^,";i : ,-O.;.',•'■;.' '■'■■' $iM ■f/;iMr;?i'.''i^;^yenn^;regr'etted'' thatiiso:■ much , financial '..'aspect;, Sivi J iferth iend; Pf ".the: cbunty/hadi-beeii' anxibuj; tb /its./own /affairs: SiV;,«J; joined/to" 'Palmerston/ buti the 'financial :defeate'd:i:them."SThoyXhad: p.|-.i;s.thp tjght; that; the.:' he^v, ; .Billiw'Puld-' ; give.,relief, fj i<& and;Spn"-l.eariiing/''ptherwiso/..a;. public meeting' afe/'f wa3;.he]d':at-SJiannbn : dh r M which : |frnv;.it:i'was.:.'unammon'sly;:resoryed ;tp-:.petition'/th,e Y |s|s';.# Minister^^;-ifbritraqsfefeScs:fo.::>the-'Pdlmersto!i ; . tlfp ; i' district, i Jtjwas; suggesij'd that ■delegates:shbuli! ■^v3■'' : ■'^v^^p^?'?^^^^(S'^®'■V'*^•'^ l ' !β ■'■'?'®? < ' ■ JavV/rDentary;:cbnimissipn!beforeth'e'Bill ; becafne' law? |&iySjy3f,.?ftei-:wWle^ I S3S^Palmetstori:.r> : the f county > were. ,■ willing'; jftYA2 ; separated,. |:,S : get KiW;; admittancb':,_tp; the: Palmerston-Hospital,/had. sfe'.isent-itheirj.slck■■:'.te'Npn l fate:.hpspitars|,v!Tet',',Uie'. I p : (v.;H6rtiwlienua.''pfepple; three". tiintaTas jlj;/ r ii';much''for^thei'benefits' I ,of their «fU'i : Only !anJimaginary : line; .f^ys.B'eparftted,.'i;jlss.; : levy ; i)fiy :;hadvexpressedKthe.' r 'opinion W/?£ wds whdt- % fit;- VJt ricould i scjueejie ;torit', ',of i-them J ■ and they' /had' •iiffj'i eyenv'pfferi'di-.'ini'oase'' of':'their' 1 - , district;'bein'g: S;y:g3otted':"toi ! Pnlm.pr , iiwi i and'cbllect'jroluritary: ron(Tibntions'tb.-make'"up >3fkCthe/l(es,;to-;WeHington;: , '\Simply;ion'/the' , :score' i| \pt : \ humanity: ',. they'• 'should:- ; bei'allowed to,'mai-. S- nearest .-d Jinv.his , opinion '. :'Hv-':!!the^dratt^f"a'"scheme ? ;t6; : .leave , '/.th:e/ --theiGoT-.' 53KVM-te^;?^Kci^^ r ttfo^ht^ sSi-4'i,''of the'county.;shbuld'.;be/-ipined;'to Palm'erston.' ; sHlffi^lf'-ttat;>^/ioTOdvinexpedient;?the:Wirokinb v ; insfitutibn'slibiildibe ,an : /'B>c!i'etf^eii^' : i>b^ttJ:iJttvaiidisl'mple.' ! .TheVWJrpr': ■SH)/;.:--ldno;cpnrity;was:.50,rtnes , ..'f^ / 89i'f^omv■Palm,el^n^y^;^;T-■■-/s;"■/ r; ■i.;.;! ;^ (3so< '."ltJ'WaS 'stated 'o)j&.■MtY^.''.NeWinanVimem-; and-Mr.^^•D l . : H.'.Giithrle', meni'i^t'i"i;; , s^^ ; /that;.'nieJnl)ers;;-'p7;.the'.^atoer^ii : :'. ! Boardf.had'; f::Ay ; 'fitold ; <l:i ;i 5 ::Tinanciar Theyv;ccnsisted L bf -the': flune.'.slaei.ifi !w,-V: /Whe^the^Palmerston: 'r}'l;' ; s;at;'to:'c6ime''in.witK!I > UmeTßton)but;the'Ktter',%eiie' i'A vi J .:;willingvtd.Swelcpme^^-thei;prodigal: son" Tfhenever , :back; '.H' r l \ /Sa' v-:^:":; ; "d ? ; sf^-;'^ r •?;?!•' C; : ;KirkiiTepresentative: of ''theiHorp-' Wellington: Hospital , ii^/iit'BoarpV?saidlthatiiif/Janyi'changes^;were to -be' : /'the/caspy-made' ! put ',by; k ,th'e',doputation" ::the Ke'i,tßoughti'fghonld ;'remain as. it was. ;i#f:.l: the;Gpvernment,,was'. making' it /possible' difficulties \to "occur,, anf if ;the ; .he'. : ftdvPcated,'.was 'brought 'into, c I S£:..;'i-ple';belbnged: t; to«.;iiT ; here' i .waß^no''reason:, why; «i'f ; :!<pue^distriot-::Bhpuldi' !r pay';.]essfor'.more than ; j;: ; S/i1anptheri:'.apd'he:icbuIdJ.not 'seaiwhat..difficulty. districfij-nbw-' ■§;'kS «yyinpr jfrpttfelpcal : - bodies Awhat wftai".t'etidif eil fi'i,; , ;:': rand giving; b>Bk'iwhat ;wae'ex-pended, : S'K*-^i!'f™eme',wowd.''i^' : J.fe-3to/biggerlana^maUet '5 ,-: J; v.-/ ; ;;|i^^ e AW^n;s'cfl'ft!Nian.rpf : 'the/'Hbro.: Kf'/';:.yhenUa/'.CPunty^,Council;,'.objected to thoisuKfe;s; -:Tokpmaru;should be joined ■ @v- ; ;- ; pfc;^" d J c e'^!ft^alßp ; cbo;;sbv; Siiz paiierita; |*vfc j .Jiad.gpnitp .aiyear from iHbrowhenua, g;¥v:**.against.;so, .{rpmsWeUingtSn:'and about ithe'■ ! f;iy;ssame/number' from,'.:otherNparts ; of- the Do-i f;iJ ; ;:'!.'/.Wnion.V'The.:,Ot.!>ki : sanatorium/should made ''#$ ■iJi:'?! :ate i? n ' 9 yh I, abni-:,-.The-'main -of ; • 'j'-J-d ■•W-β'.'. '■ tb ' \& *i'i-TefeWore.; , in:: prpportiori : to •.their, - valuation ; jS^-Ctheh^the/'parts/pf ;:the Dbminibn. '■'■'.:■:■:■ •• /' I' , Bi;j;Garden'er,'>Maybr ''of '■ Xevin,* J 'alsb '-r-:..:./ ;;•.>■■! %Mwp : :^vSThi;Min!rter?«yßpply; : •£!: v;: 'inattei , she. Gpvernmenf'jwere.faco'-tb face-with 1 c :^>; fej;s? , ;-.feTO^',mny.;':CiyiliMd;.>cpmmn^.|y//---:The; ; diffl-' ; liv?f3:culties-raised:,irivregard tb'./Hprowh'ehUa 'were I.::-,::;:v;more.;,or;-;iljiss.. : in ; .evidence'thrpUgMbut >the: DoSJ;^:-^ n ha'd ? befin'-rtade that ,V;;5:;::/WPuld,saWfactpnly/meot;tlieseidimcnlties. The' county ./inf ■; argU-: rvi) AyS.^W' r - "that 4 district,' .but ho f .:"-:-;/'r-"id:not : tmnk:. l the'j : been i :^:rf'sed:in7so'acute7a ! fprm-but.forthe ; differences ; /i:/;/;-;°i//constituOon.-' ;v£)f the /difficulty fif:n / ;HO'Strictr;was::reduced-.inVarea /the burden- on Wm ;? the :<Tfmai itirig- '■■ area;:;wduld \be" His p:vfe;ownifeoling-;iWas/,thatahe: mistake ;was "made f%{- 'i'■•: /cutfang^up:<if ;the /Wellington 'district fc;;,» -tiuite SpVi.'i X : -eaSily..:;havo of;; Wairarapa' p;p : /^i^ an^y^ai^:;^es;fpr;;the/fact; fe Y : & j'-WP; prbposal j that | there'jshbuld-- bo -one' dispS?%S ■-i- o ri^^M*'^b ta wi°n,^'withv:a! : fund : iocal, r ;bcd;es ::couldi : araw /ns'.re|S.;«; -dirtricbior itho ri. :/v ft eMcpu^fpr South ■'•Island, lie urged ; that' ; on ; ■&'■ :^^*S* through, having/tjj) .riiise/a ppr:;^;..i::;: waste i ;'i^S d did'/now^Snvsome ;dis- :& 2 ? } 'W^ $ ; 8"&^ : sb " : wlieritltfial t-:/. , Vv :PM; to: P d /% U p^:ASff'#S?W? r ?. ; r? ll CTed:!frPm:' flnding !any sub-: fab:-'<.'PWpi» \i pprtion : ;.ofj'it?,' ; fle ; saw -considerable , 2Sy' ;and ;rthe -.; reprelentatioES- of i-the aV;" MHwnoir-wonld. .roundytti see/if ::H;^/;™ e ?:yas.any-.ch>nce^pf:;helping'/to,equalise the W;;;:^^n./wMont-iex^^^them^ r lbrtL S -rateavagiat^ajlmmistratibhV 'l whioh atf ; H:Sj'^jft J ??-*v^^5^!^ ; ; f^^re:M;;th^