NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1079, 17 September 1930, Page 7

NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL

BOARD TO INSPECT SITES ONE PROPERTY OFFERED Sites on Xortli Shore suitable for; the erection of a hospital are to be j inspected shortly by members of the } Auckland Hospital Board, according to a decision made yesterday, when an offer of a Takapuna property was received from the Hon. K. W. Alison. The board also referred the proposal for a hospital to the Building Committee for a report Mr. W. K. Howitt again made a strong plea for the establishment of hospital accommodation on North Snore. He supported his claim by citing: a serious motor accident resulting in a young man’s death, in which, despite the efforts made by the ambulance and the ferry company, two hours elapsed before the victim was admitted to hospital. The feeling was 22 strong that there should be some hospital facilities on the other side of tne harbour, which would enable a Patient, with the ambulance facilities available, to be taken to the institution inside 20 minutes. He expressed the opinion that members should visit the .•£th Shore to look over possible sites, at the same time inspect the board’s reserve there. Relieving base hospital opinion that the time had come wnen the board must provide a hospital on the North Shore, although he h ? n *|^ ere d that the establishment of a highly-equipped institution there was ut of the question, was expressed by r 1 ® chairman, Mr. W. Wallace. He aa in mind an institution that would ed ? ve the base hospital, fi Ik fitter suggested that if ho board did not inend taking up the m H* lne ’ a hi nt should be given to the edieal men to provide accommodatlon themselves. P 1 ® ftev. W. Wood dissociated him- ‘ _ from the opinion expressed by n?I* ra * me *nbers that the hoard was n t F e(l to establish subsidiary hos- - - noi ith and south of the base in'f**on in Auck'and. He deprecated nes sentiments and stated that the issue* had never definitely faced this ; suggestion by Mr. O. T. Parvin i,? 1- .“ was no use proceeding when the dt« ter woul d not sanction any admnai expenditure was deprecated Mr. M. J. Savage, who asserted Jhat the board should first decide the Ur ® the building it required and in en p r e ss for it.