HOSPITAL BUILDINGS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1109, 14 June 1913, Page 3

HOSPITAL BUILDINGS.

At Thursday's meeting of the District, Hospital Board, all the contributing bodies except Foxton Borough Council,' agreed to the Board’s loan proposals for building purposes. The Mauawatu County Council wrote stating that as there was a possibility of no Government subsidy being received if the Board raised a loan, it would be safer if the contributing bodies raised (heir own proportions. Mr Horn blow said he did: not think the Fuxton Borough Conn cil quite understood the' position. He asked for a statement showing the amount paid by the Foxton Borough towards hospital maintenance, the number of patients i from fE?t town, and the amoupt of charitable relief allotel to jt, so that he might submit it to the next dleeting. of the- Foxton Council, which was a new Coun cil. The Mayor of , Foxton objected generally to the increased expenditure. throughout thi Dominion. . i

The secretary was instructed to prepare the return asked fori When the loan proposal was under discussion, Mr Hurnhlow questioned the "■.legality of the Board's powers to pledge the security of contributing bodies. It was decided to adjourn in order to obtain a legal opinion on the point to raise a loan of The solicitor’s opinion was that the Board had the right to borrow, but the only security they had to offer was the land they held. Before, anything could be • d one they would first have to get {he consent of the Minister. The loan would not carry a Government subsidy. ; , Mr J. A. Nash suggested ihat if the loan had to be raised tljey should push on with the matte;! at once, and be done with it. There should not be any chance jot members of the Board to hold Ihe matter over. If local bodies w;re to raise their share ot the loan on their own account they wou,ld rot want to lose any time. It was finally decided that jhe local contributing bodies-woild have to levy and raise the requi ed amount; .'