Hospital District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 June 1913, Page 2

Hospital District

rill-; i'ilOPOiSEl) TRANSITU OF UOI'CAYHENIIA COUNTY.

in Saturdays Chronicle was printcd a letter Ironi tin; Inspector of Hospitals concerning the proposal to attach the northern portions of tliis electorate to I'alnierston Hospital District. .1 liis letter set out that the Horowhemia County as a whole conkl ho erred from Wellington District to l'alnierston's. but to transler a part only could not be done under the present statute law. Mr B. It. (Jardener, Mayor of Levin, and a member of Wellington Hospital Board, interviewed the Iforowhenua County Council on this subject, and said it would bo in the interests ol liie whole county if the whole county went over to Pnlinerston. At present the ratepayers of the county were paying for the upkeep of lour hospital institutions in Wellington that wor-o not used by patients from this district. Palnierston .s hospital rating would mean .1 considerable reduction : roughly 2s (id as against ns (!d. He was propared to address meetings (in support of the proposal) at Waikanae' and elsewhere. He did not think there would be any objection in the southern end. seeing that the local hospital would be retained in Otaki. Councillor Stephenson remarked that it would be only a matter of time uniil the Otaki Hospital would become the County Hospital. As to the main point, ho believed nearly CIOOO would be saved to Horowhemia County by joining Palmerston North. 'I he .southern members of the council expressed themselves that there would lie no great opposition to the movement in their ridings when Mr Hardener explained the actual position. finally it was resolved, on the motion or Councillor Prouse. .seconded r '.v Councillor Richards. "That this '■"unci] thanks Mr Gardener for his proposal regarding hospital soverand will accept his offer to address meetings in the principal townships in the southern ridings, mxl will contribute tlio necessary expenses to enable him to do ko."