The Daily News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 22, 19 February 1909, Page 2

The Daily News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS.

On no occasion has the public of Xortb J ' c Taranaki failed to respond to the ap- sl .' peal of the New Plymouth Hospital Mf authorities for funds. This is due hi no , small measure to the excellent reputii tion which our hospital has gained, and •"' that, good opinion is the direct result of ,' the eilieicney of the medical and nursing " stall. Were the conditions otherwise, the .*' Hoard would not launch its Hospital ' [Saturday and Sunday scheme with the , same confidence as is now exhibited by s till those in charge of the arrangements. ?, 'Their implicit trust in the people is something of which the. residents of this , district may well be proud, for on no j occasion has this trust been misplaced. t it had been thought that with the loss | of the revenue in rates from central la- j rauaki, consequent upon the formation of j tlie Stratford Hospital district, there , would be a corresponding falling-ofl' in , the 'number of patients requiring tr»at- j incut in the local hospital, but, as was stated at the Board meeting a few days ,

ago, the contrary has been the experience. Latterly the Hoard has been put to very large expense in the enlarge nient of the nurses' home and heavy maintenance' and renewal charges on Hi" hospital buildings themselves." Vm the next few years tlie programme p Minis'a I to lie comprehensive. The Hoard, how-' I ever, is loath to increase tlie rate, and | by adopting the Hospital Saturday and i

Sunday scheme gives ralcpavers and those residents who are not direct contributors to the hospital revenue a 'chance of contributing their mite towards an institution which is of such importance to the whole of the populace. The collectors will make a thorough canvass on Saturday, and will take up collections in the Recreation ({rounds nn Sunday. "Every little makes a inuckle." and if everyone contributes even a small amount the total eollcc lions should be of considerable assistance to tile Hoard in its operations. A point that our people will do well to rcmenibcr is that for every pound contributed bv Die public the (iovernment pays twenty-four shilling,,. Thus every halfcrown in the boxes on Saturday and Sunday means live shillings and sixpence to the Board.