Hospital plan supported

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 496, 27 July 1993, Page 6

Hospital plan supported

• I adopted as a major part of my brief during 18 years on the Wanganui Hospital Board the maintenance of services provided by the Waimarino Hospital. I know that my successor Dorothy Scarrow did likewise. It was thus most pleasing to me that the proposal outlined by Mr Janes to last week's meeting showed quite clearly an intention that no existing service be curtailed or reduced with a significant number being increased. I would urge the community to support Good Health Wanganui in its efforts for our community, remembering that the Crown Health Enterprise in turn must put our case to the

Regional Health Authority. Mr Janes made it clear that a 24-hour service will be 'available'. It is I suggest unreasonable to attempt to try to tie things down by adding 'whether or not required'. From limited resources this can be paid for only by a service reduction. I believe it is immaterial from what building the services are generated but it is obvious to any who knows the building without being told by an engineer that the current building has reached its 'use by date'. It must make economic sense to

start again with a building, purpose built for the services to be provided. Please do support Mr Woods and his Board in what they are trying to achieve for the Waimarino.

GW

Harvey

Whose plot? • Mr Workman the letter by Sue King, in a recent Bulletin was to say the least timely. We are thankful for the disclosures made public. Extortion indecent and scandalous is the price for a plot at the Ohakune cemetery. Is money the 'be all' and 'end all' of your

District Council? No compassion, no feeling for those who have no money to pay for a plot? What then do they do with their dead? They will have no option but to inter them in their backyard. I read that at Taihape a plot is $300, as it should be at Ohakune. Surely at the end of life's journey, all earn the right to be laid down with dignity and rest in peace. For the Good Book says - The earth is the Lord's.

Kathleen

Goddard

Baths word • May I through you ask Messrs Houston and Workman if the Ruapehu District Council intends to keep its word over repairs in the very near future to the Ohakune Swimming Baths - estimated at $5,000 - and a basic cover - estimated at $3,500?

I look forward to their replv.

June

Bates

Sale of the century • The sale of our Railways and Ferries for peanuts, is the last straw of our national heritage of Aotearoa, the same sale in other countries is in billions not millions, so there goes our heritage the sweat and toil of our elders, both Maori and Pakeha. Their courage and their will to build our railways with the belief it was for our future means of survival and transportation. When will this government stop to think that we the people can only survive on our own resources: electricity, forestries, farming, tourism every means of survival from our rich country. Why Sell? Other comments welcome.

JJ

Waerea