Since this article was written a meting of the Health and Finance Committees, with mem bers of the Economy Committee, presided over by Mr.
Fessenden, Chairman of the Counc deci ded to recommend to the Municipal Council to sell the whdle of the Victoria Nursing Home property.
This includes the proper, Maternity bull ing, d dren's Hogpital, Mental Ward and old Chi inese andi Indian potice hospital.
Pending sale it is recommended to convert the V. N. H. main block for temporary use as a Chinese police hospital and to continue the mental ward till new accommodation can be found elsewhere.
'The question whether the Council have any right to take such a step without the ratepayers' sanction is dealt with im tovday's leader. geat and pure example roman howd be in all phases of her fas a nurses' home and that the! remainder might become an enlarged maternity department, to fill pts] an especial need for the whole of expenditures of the Victoria
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