OPOTIKI NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 733, 5 August 1929, Page 14

OPOTIKI NEWS

Plans for the bridge across 0, parapara River on the East Coat,*' soon be ready, according to ~J Vreceived at the monthly me<>i the Opotiki County Council t f ister of Public Works in reply 1“ presentations stated that the ■ would be expedited. In view fact that the Public Trust Office 1 not grant a loan of £I.OOO fo r ra ' construction of a light bridge / the river the council resolved •oacrthto the State Advances Office fa? 1 ? loan. The chairman. Mr. J. H. Re’d. «* that while in Wellington recenthf? made representations to Mr. NrJ- : the question of native rates t department was consolidating . ; lands, hut there was a shorten men to put the work through --jIY also interviewed the Minister of 1 ternal Affairs on the question of ~ ing. The Minister was keenly o,*,' ested and lie (the speaker) made - gestions which were favoured by Minister. The chairman said he interviewed the Minister of Land, '' the subject of the loan for the V - Waioeka Road, and the he would look Into the question y a view to placing it on an equita basis. The W haka tan e County Coon, wrote staling that it would co-o«er with the Opotiki Council in asking I a sitting of the Native Lands Cer solidation Commission in the Bat . Plenty.

At the monthly meeting of the 0* tiki Hospital Board there was coni erable discussion in connection V' a movement to raise funds for t establishment of a dental clinic a the Opotiki High School. it * . stated that the committee which ir. responsible for the raising of funds intended to hand over the rjrplus toward a fund for the es abi ! ment of a maternity annexe at • Opotiki Public Hospital. The e appeared to be a considerable misuad*. standing, members of the board sting that the board had no .iurisL . tion in the matter. It was final' agreed that the board could take r , action under the present circon. stances. The Nurses' and Midwives' R-: ? . tration Board advised than nurses could have instruction for cl year in the Opotiki Hospital and tbit would then be necessary to g; a bigger hospital. It was decided to support the p of Plenty Hospital Board in an endeavour to have unified action repr. ing the treatment of natives. It t;, considered that it would be necessa to take the question to Parliaairr and that a joint conference be held. Hamilton to discuss the position. ? chairman. Mr. F. J. Short, and iiesr Gordon, Powell and Reid were a:pointed a committee to go into t question of revising the scale charges at the Opotiki Hospital.