It is an undoubled fact that the cast wing of the General Hospital is ina bad state of repair. The sub committee had to decide, therefore, whether it was in such a condition structurally that It should be condemned as unfit, and if so, whether should be rebuilt. Members were helped in this respect by reports from the hospital architects and from the Commissioner of Public Works. These two authorities were agreed that the life of the building could be considerably prolonged if attention were given to defects in the arches in the north wall, which could be made good by the insertion of reinforced concrete ribs; and if the building were generally overhauled and defective timber and brickwork re-Placed. The cost of such repairs would not be great, The Board of Governors of the General Hospital, who had declared in favour of rebuilding. if such a course were possible, put forward the following scheme:—
The cost of building a new east wing was estimated at $600,000. To raise this sum it Was suggested that the overdraft at the bank be increased by a similar amount, the Council to guarantee the interest, The estimated present value of the and was suiicient to cover the present overdraft as well as the proposed increase and to show a surplus of about $250,000,
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