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OPOTIKI CORSO APPEAL

CASH AND EQUIPMENT GIVEN HOW MONEY IS SPENT Over £l3O in cash, as. well as a valuable, consignment of medical and dental equipment, has already resulted from the Corso appeal for China made in Opotiki. On Thursday afternoon Messrs. E. J. Baigent, B. Andrews npd A. Nicol made a collection at the stock sale, after Mr. Agar had introduced the Corso project. Messrs H. S. Holmes and Walter Thompson donated sheep for Corso which were auctioned.

On Friday the street stall, collectors and raffles were very generously supported by the members of the public in the town. Owing no doubt to the fact, that children could not come to town the numbers in Opotiki at the week-end wfre rather less than usual. To meet this situation, Mrs. F. J. Looney of the Sunshine League brought cash donations from the Waiotahi. district and other folk found ways and means to help the stall. Corso is much indebted to officers of all the Women’s Institutes who kept their members in-, formed about the effort to help the hospitals and Rewi Alley in China. Collectors on Friday were Nurses Hogg, Wanoa, and Bacon and Mcsdames Mead, Hollard, Rowe, Ericsen, Perry and Mr, Mead, -Nurse Hogg maintained her reputation for collecting by returning the top box £ll 2s. Other returns were:— (Miss E. Bridge and helpers) £6, Produce (Mrs. Inskip) £ll 14s 6d; Work Stall (Mrs. Quirk) with raffle £2l 11s 6d, Cakes (Mrs. Porter) £l4 7s 3d. Raffles (per Mrs. Baird) dressed turkey from Mr. Boris Black £l3, dressed hogget from Mr. James Young £7, tea-tray from Mrs. Baird £( 14s, Christmas cake from Mesdames Mahoney, Porter and Beattie £6, and child’s dress from Mrs. Gedye £8 11s. Mrs. Badeley reporting on the Corso appeal for medical and dental equipment stated that Messrs. H, H. Newell and J. D. Clark had given generously of new slocks of drugs and gauze, anil bandages, both making up large parcels; Mr. Clark adding a set of scales he was able to- do without. Both Mr. F. J. Short anil Mr. 11. Simpson donated instruments anil drugs and other equipment for their dental parcels. This gift consignment has been despatched to Auckland for shipment before Christmas.

Numerous enquiries have been received by Corso as to the use of the equipment and of the money subscribed. As farms-possible this is sent to hospital where New Zca-’ land Corso doctors and nurses arc engaged or to- flic work in charge of Rewi Alley.

not .put the responsibility back on tc- the ratepayers. They should press that the liability be taken off the board. The chairman said he did not agree with Mr. .Maxwell. If the Government' took over the loan responsibility the board would have Government nominees appointed to the beard. He didn’t want that. Mr. Maxwell: We’ll get the Government nominees in any case. The Minister has intimated that. The Bocal Government Loans Beard reported that the proposal to raise a loan of £SOOO had been considered and sanction granted subject to the conditions set out. The loan is for a term of 20 years. The Director-General of Health wrote re proposed increases of salaries.

The Hospital Boards’ Association wrote re proposed free ambulance services. Tile cost will be covered by social security.

Mr. Clark pointed out that the proposal did not mean any more service than at present. Patients would not have to pay for the use of an ambulance.

The Hospital Board’s Association advised that the recommendations for increases in nurses’ salaries were being reviewed that week. The secretary read a letter from the Cook Hospital Board and an enclosure from the orthopaedic specialist in England who had considered taking up the specialist position at the Cook Hospital and to serve the Cook, Opotiki, Waiapu and Wairoa hospital districts. The Cook Board asked if the Opotiki Board would be agreeable to making an offer on a full-time basis.

The Chairman considered the board should agree to an increase in the contribution otherwise the district would have more cripples here. Members thought the contribution a modest one in view of the value of the specialist’s services. Mrs. Wilson, moved that the board agree to pay its increased share. Mr. Clark referred to the generous way in which the Cook Board had always treated Opotiki. The secretary pointed out the advantages of having an urthopaedic specialist so close to Opotiki who could be consulted at short notice.

The board decided unanimously to pay ail increased contribution.

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Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1053, 9 December 1947, Page 3

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OPOTIKI CORSO APPEAL Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1053, 9 December 1947, Page 3

OPOTIKI CORSO APPEAL Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1053, 9 December 1947, Page 3

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