RED CROSS PEACE TIME WORK

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1929, Page 3

RED CROSS PEACE TIME WORK

At the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Branch of the British Red Cross organisation held last week at Christchurch, .Sister Christian’s report on peace time work in AVestland for lhe month of April was received.

The report stated that lectures on health and home nursing were still being given in Hokitika, Kanieri, Arahura, Koiterangi, Rimu and AVoodstoek. 'l’he lectures were being well attended, especially in outlying districts. Sister Christian reported that she had arranged for the matron of the Westland Hospital to examine the students for their certificates as early next month as possible. The written examinations will -be held at the end of May and school teachers in the different localities would ho asked to supervise. So far it had been impossible to get a first-aid class started owing to the limited number of medical men in the district. It was hoped that arrangements might be made for

cases of sickness have been visited inth outlying districts and one accident case given emergency treatment. With reference to future work, Sister Christian statd that she had interviewed the doctor at Hnrihari and come to the conclusion owing to the scattered nature of the population in South Westland, the condition of the roads and the time of the year she would ne compelled to limit her work to the formation of classes at Hnrihari, Wataroa, AVaitaha and possibly at Waiho. It was resolved that Sister Christian lie thanked for her report, and that the committee approves of the plans proposed for work at the places named.