Council in Favour of Retaining Institution at Its Present Site: Committee for Rebuilding Approval was given by the Aunicipal Council on February 3 to a Yecommendation submitted to it by the Health Committee that a com: mittee be formed, to consider and Feport on the possibility of rebuild ing at the General Hospital. and the questions of relative accommodation 4K, and closer ce-ordination between, It'and the Country Hospital in the future, Representatives of the General and Country Hospitals will be Invited to serve on the committee together with representatives of the Council and Couneit officials.
The exact terms of reference of the Committee will be drafted in the "Secretariat and subsequently tlreulated for approval by the Health Committee.
'The Council also expressed itslt as favouring retention of the General Hogpital on iis present site, In any way' practicable, The members of the Health Committee had before them comprehen: tive' reports from he two hospitals from the municipal. departments concerned," and examined. the ques: {ion in all its aspects before "sub-Inilung {helt recommendation.
'The Chairman of the Committe, in' explaining the situation to mem Here stated that it had. been. made Clear that the east wing of the Gen= fat Hospital must be condemned. Ainmt Mor" occupation "at some tne inthe not far distant future. The mailer "was nol, however, very Urgent, and it was pointed. out that the present was a most disadvantageous Mime. to well land. The Gover-fors of the General Hospital hoped Otter demolition to rebuild on the Existing site, but the "Commissioner St Public Healta: would prefer. the Hospital to be moved elsewhere, pose Hoty. torvacant land opposite "the Country" Hospital, known as the "Tse fend site.
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