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HOSPITAL ANNEXE I I

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HOSPITAL ANNEXE I I SWANSEA SCHEME TO COST I 23,500 Two matters of f^terett were disciisswl at Thursday's meeting oi' the Swansea Hospital Board—tire question of the pro vision of an annexe* far Illen discharged from the 'iid tile i-I)resejitatiorl of works governors on the House Commit- tep. Mr. Thoiutttg Williams.presided. Mr. J. Aero 11 Thomas deputed upon the annexe scheme. The building, it was fcaid, iva- estimated to cost ^ojoOO, and the equipment. X^.OOO. The Government would contribute 7s. a day towards each discharged soldier, and a sum of cf2J..jOO had bp en promised as a nucleus. Mr. Thomas said he hoped that Mr. Marlay Samson would get i 1,000 or so from London Societies. They sholl id try to get cut and dried plan before Mr. Hodge came down next month. Hp hoped they ,oulcl enlist the sympathy of Mr. Webb and the Office <? Work- !ireb'itect who were coming down on Friday; it they got that sympathy, he felt sure th' wouM get the surplus of the money from the Ministry of Pensions. The scheme cried .Jl1d for support? in an effort to Help men trbo bad done so much for the country.. Mr. Solomon suggested tb??t the effect pf enli5t'ng the support of out?dp bodies j vould render the Government Jore re- tirement to help. Mr. Afro? Thomag replied that th&y Should rise above the Government. The House Committee's report on th I matter was eventually confirmed. WORKS GOVERNORS. I A works governor raised the question of the works representation on the House Committee, and asked that the Board fix a day for a special meeting of governors to discuss the matter of equal representa- tion for Work. Governor* on the Com- mittee and the Board of Managers. Mr. Api-on Thomas, while not wÜhing to put. off consideration of the referred to the intt Mr. Beck showed in the question, tlnd suggested that the matter be left until he was with them again. Mr. Tue.kfield, having suggested that the matter should go bark to the House Committee for their report, other members including the Rev. Geo. McLuckie and the Rev. H. C. Mander, expressed the view that this was not a matter for the House Committee, but rather a question of policy for the Board to decide. It was eventually unanimously deeidw^l to defer the matter pending Mr. Beck's return to public life, Mr. Gcthinc point- ing out that they wanted to increase the sphere of the Hospital's influence, and ex- pressing the view that there should be larger representation for some of the big- ger outside districts, in which ease some- thing might be done to help the funds. Neath, for instance, could not be ade- quately reached with only one represen- tative.

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