SISTER McKAY'S CASE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 20 December 1912, Page 4

SISTER McKAY'S CASE.

It is unfortunate that the Masterton Hospital incident should have culminated in Court proceedings. These might have been avoided had the Hospital Board not made a technical error, and had the aggrieved woman, •not been badly-advised over her resignation. In its desire to protect Sister McKay, the Board left itself open to the charge (which has been fully and unwarrantably made) that it desired to cover up its'own actions. As things have happened, it would have been better for all concerned had the Board maintained its position and insisted'upon an inquiry. It did not do so, and it has had to take the consequences. That a mistake . was made by the Board in not paying the sister her month's salary, was admitted by the payment into Court. But, after all. this was only a matter of a civil remedy. So far as the testimon- ! ial is concerned, the right of the sister ! to such a document after the withdrawal of tho Board's letter, must freely be conceded, and it is to the credit of the Board that it is being given ungrudgingly. It is to be hoped that now the question of salary and testimonial have been determined, the matter will be allowed to drop.