BURDEN OF HOSPITAL LEVIES

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 53, Issue 32411, 24 March 1944, Page 5

BURDEN OF HOSPITAL LEVIES

LOCAL BODY OBJECTIONS ——; o: CONFERENCE HELD AT PAEROA OPPOSITION ™ PROPOSED £50,000 LOAN deputation to meet the minister “ That this meeting of representatives of local bodies to the Thames Hospital Bom-d request he Government to peg hospital levies to local bodies at tne X rate as existed at the 1938-39 level,” was ai re^u tion carried unanimously at a conference of all contnbut g local bodies to the Thames Hospital Board who met Paeroa on Wednesday to register objections to the prop»s £50,000 loan which the hospital board propose raisingJor renovating and rebuilding of the base hospital at Thames. It was also decided that each contributing local body appoint two delegates to form a deputation to meet the Minister at Thames to place before him their objections to the loan. , Speakers at the conference expressed absolute coniidence in the present administration of the hospital board, emphasising that their objections were mainly against local bodies being asked to shoulder an ever-increasing burden which had reached a point where it was becoming impossible for ratepayers to pay. The conference which had been called by the Ohinemuri County Council was also attended by the Hauraki Plains County Council, the Thames County Council, the Paeroa Borough Council, the Waihi Borough Council and the Thames Borough Council. The Thames Borough Commissioner was also present. An apology for absence was received from the Coromandel County Council. Mr T. A. Barrett of the Ohinemuri County Council was elected to preside over the conference which consisted of over 28 delegates.