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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 52, 25 November 1926, Page 11

A doubtful compliment to the medtcal staff of the Napier Hospital wa» passed at a recent meeting of the Hawke’s Bav Hospital Board by Mr W J. McGrath, when. the. matter of uniforms lor ’ the porters was under discussion (says an exchange). e speaker raised a general laugh by stating that he had often mistaken the porters for doctors under present conditions. After Mr. H. Hill had strong Iv urged that uniforms should be provided for the permanent porters, was decided that the matter be kept in view. _ The Waiho traffic bridge in South Westland is likely to be mx® wheeled traffic next month. The bridge gives motor access to one of the finest scenic roads in New Zealand (says the "Grevmouth Star”), the route passing over "the saddles of two high hills whence magnificent bush and mountain sceuerv is disclosed. The roed will afford" a direct motor route to the Fox Glacier, which rivals the Franz Joseph Glacier in interest end special" features. Hostel accommodation for tourists is now being erected, while an alpine hut will also be erec* ed on the glacier for climbers. (The cable news tn this issue accredited to the London "Times” has appeared in that journal, but only where jipreesly stated is each new# tha oditoeial opinion ef "The