AUCKLAND HOSPITAL TROUBLE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 5

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL TROUBLE.

'REFERRED TO IN .LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. '■ Several references wove made in (he Lejislativo Couiisii jcslcrc'iiy to ihe iv. cent Aurklaiid 1 Ictsjjttiil trouble, and tho matter was <le:ilt with tit tome length by the lion. W. Upaluin, who contended that tho lato lady sirpormlomknt of thn institution in nncstimi hud boon treatitl chiuucl'uHy. WJic-ii tlio appointment was fivi-t made, he said, the aulhnrities nt hradciuarkrs had in their mind's eye n lady from DiiiuH'lin, ;iiid Dr. Valintinn wanted that lady appointed. Several ethers wanted her ab-o, m> much .so that ft lady was son', up to canvns Ihe nu-mbers in the Hoard and try to pet (heWuiK'ilin lii'ly in in spito of ovovythiiii;. This wa«- tho be,7iii;iiiiir of the trouble. The Minister in charge at Iho time hnd I In , powui , . to. <lelay the for tliron or four which he did, cu:d at tin.! <mul of that time (Jin board stuck lo its amis, laid appointed Miss Griilitlis. From that on, however, everything possible was put ill' the way cf that.lady. Tliere ww spicy amnngft t!io jbfi", wat.-r laps were tuyncd on to flood tlie buildiii::, and everything one could drea'n cf was done to annoy tho lady Miperint'.'iidraf, At last an inquiry was held ■ into ■ (ho whole affair, and (ho principal fault (liat could 1» found with tlio lady in qneftion was that slio was in?olp;it lo n. superior officer. Tho board was pretty equally divided, but the Indy fupciintondtai was at lciißth exonerated fr?m all t.ho cliarut:.. However. sh« tendried her vc-jsvMUoli, a; she could not stay in the institution. Iγ. his opinion, Ihe lalo lady suppi'in(c!i'.ioni. liad done everything th«t was honoui'.ihle, nnd he was informed .by members «f (1m board tluit they never hml n letter rulKM'intendont. The constitution of tho board was lo lip altered, and to hit wind it was nearly time.