CORRESPONDENCE. HOSPITAL MATTERS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1925, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

HOSPITAL MATTERS.

(To the Editor) Sir—lt is very pleasing to manv readers and to our old pioneers, now 'jimmies of the Old People’s Home to read the well balanced sympathy extended towards them in your leatlei o< yesterday. While the Board places so much roti. into retrenchment ny seizing the old petiole’s tiny allowanee, and inviting assistance from their relatives towards their upkeep in rather cold wording, thev have “overlooked” or “side-mok-ed’; a matter which has been discussed freely in and around town, during Lie last few days, namely, why , was not the lowest meat tender accepted f Also are the public aware that the Board also received a second tender from the butcher who lias lodged tlm lowest tender as printed in vour ins of Jan. 13th.. offering to lower his tender for minion by one penny per lb. if the Board were prepared to remove one The' Hospital consumed 11.4321b5<. of mutton last year (Board’s own iigtue.s). This quantity at one penny per lb. amt the difference between the lowest tender and the tender ae. pled would total £63 16s Bd, not allowing for the in-n-ease in consumption owing to the addition of the Old People’s Home, which would make the total near £3O; quite a useful sum, all public money, voted awav to the advantage ol one traoesnmii and to the expense ot the public. Yours, etc. “FAIR PLAY.” Hokitika, Jan. 21st. 1925.