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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 538, 8 June 1920, Page 2

"On one occasion, when visiting a hospital, I noticed a man under treatment in the instiution who was worth probably £50,000. On his expressing his satisfaction with the treatment that had been afl'orded him, I suggested that he should giv. the hospital board a handsome fee for his maintenance. I was much surprised, however, to itarn that he had only paid a mantenance fee of £1 per week. He was sued, but the magistrate ruled that as the amount under the by-laws concerned was £1 maintenance fee, the patient could only be made to ;>ay that amount." So said Dr. Valintine at the Hospital Boards' Conference.