Hospital Board and County

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 May 1915, Page 3

Hospital Board and County

« The relations between the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board and the Horowhenua County Council came up for further discussion on Saturday at the meeting of the latter body. Councillor Cately opened the question oil Saturday by moving that a committee consisting of Councillors Venn, Freeman and the chairman, be set up to confer with the member for tho district with a view to having a bill drafted and presented to P.arliament, praying that the Horowhenua County be separated from the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board District, nnd that it be incoroporated into the Palmerston North Hosiptni district and that the petition bo circulated for signature in such parts of the county as may be thought fit. Discussion on the motion was held ivci' until the council heard the views >f a deputation from the Levin Bor>ugh Council which waited on the. jouncil on the same matter. The imputation consisted of the Mayor (Mr B. R-. Gardener) ancT the Town Clerk 'Mr P. W. Goldsmith). Mr Goldsmith stated that it was coniidered b.v the Borough Council that :ome thing more should be done to obain separation from the Wellington hospital district, hence the deputation. Mr Gardener, in explaining the iresent position, recapitulated the negotiations that have taken place so far. 3e thought it Vigilt now that they bouJd wait upon the HospJlal Tnspec-;or-General and tell Tiim what had aken place—that though he agreed to everance the Board was not agreeable ind declined to grant it. He suggesiid that a deputation of the local bodies rait on the Minister and the Inspector md place the whole matter before j hem. The Kairanga Council agreed hat the Horowhenua County levy was disgrace. Their case for severance ras stronger now than before as flie ast levies showed a further increase. T nless they got the help of the Govrnment they could not get a bill for everance through Parliament. The 'almorston North Hospital district abolutely refused to take the county beause of the Otaki sanatorium, and the nly course open was to form a eeparte hospital district. Councillor Venn saw no objection to he proposal to interview the Hospital Sonera!, though he did not Think ft •ould do much good. The southern Wings had flormely toSght fcxvtb and ail to stick to Wellington district, nd had brought the trouble on themelves and he had not much sympathy r ith them. Councillor TCobbell said that if they ■ere going to sen da petition tr, Fataineut they should move in the mnt?r at once. Councillor Catelv moved that the liairmnn and Councillor Venn be ,p----ointed to represent the Council at the inference with the Minister of Public [ealth. asking for relief m connection ith the Wellington Hospital ar.d haritablc Aid Board and that the taki Town Board be asked to send a dogate. Councillor Monk seconded the mo- I on and it was carried. No /action was taken ."regarding ouncillor Cately's motion.