WAIHO NURSE'S COTTAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1923, Page 4

WAIHO NURSE'S COTTAGE

(To the Editor). Sir.- At the meeting of the Westland Hospital Board, reported in your issue of the Utli. Sept., certain members stated that two oi the ‘•Waiho’ Committee had authorised the builder of the nurse's cottage to face front contra rv to the architect's original plan. This statement is altogether opposed to fact. The only conversation between the builder and Air Graham and mysell (the members evidently referred to) re position of cottage was when Air .Mills asked Its which way we watiled the front to iace. We replied: “face the front of the cottage towards the road.” It was further stated by members o' the Board that a grave mistake hao Peon made in erecting the building si close to the bush, and so faraway from the road. The Board evidently do not I;now much about the section or hn',\ it runs, though to (ill their positions satisfactorily tlmv should know details ,/ all these sort of things. However, 1 pass them the information—free ol charge—i hat the front of the cottage. a- it now stands, is only a horn. 1.-. feet from the road res- rve. ■With regard to clearing site for building, at no meeting did the Waiho Committee ever oiler to do this. The whole tone of the meeting was hostile to the Waiho Committee, and remarks re no nurse living in the collage unite uncalled mu' —especially seeing that at the same meeting they received applications for the position from two niirs«s. . ..«* " i;; i.gp.!::>i :r,"f would advise nu tubers of the Board, in future, when leaking assertions to be sure of their facts. Thanking you in anticipation tor inserting this— 1 am etc., —i AA! IdS GL’.HKX. Waiho. Sept. -Dili.