“We buy human blood ; £4 4s the pint.” Will the Wanganui Hospital Board advertise for donors off bipod in this way ? (asks the Herald.) As last week’s meeting of the board permission was granted Dr. Nelson, of tlie Wanganui Hospital Board, to, advertise for blood donors. Dr, Nelson said it was important that the hospital should have a band af, reliable persons who could be called upon on the shortest notice for blood transfusion. Most transfusions required one pint of blood, for which £4 4s was the usual amount paid. Mr W. Ritchie : "Now, there’s a chance for some of those unemployed fellows.” Then followed a brief discussion of the unemployment situation. Air A. G. Simpson said there was plenty of work on the farms for able-bodied men who were willing to give a fair day’s work for a ,fair day’s pay,
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5097, 7 March 1927, Page 4
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