8.
199
tracings shering the present
appropriation of existing buildings and the number of beds in each trand. On these
tracings last
referred to are shewn in yellow the alterations and additions
made to the buildings since 1878. A comparison of the tracings
AA with BB will exhibit at a
Q
glance what little has been done with the view of conversion of the Old Lock Hospital into fivil Strepital; I may that of the sum of $15,000 provided in last
add
year's estimates conversion of Lock into fivil Hospital not one and has been
expended.
B.B.
1 expended.
6.
Dr Ayres assertion that
the conversion of the Lock into a
yeh
been
fivil Strspital has not carried out is therefore correct. The
D
misapprehension to which he refers has perhaps arisen from confusion between the two subjects "conversion of lock into a a General Hospital"
a new
Lock Hospital
in
and building of which are separately referred to Sir Michael Hicks Beach's despatch. In that despatch authority is given.
only for
the construction
of
the
new
B Lock Stospital, and further report
seemed to be required
of the proposed works for
on the subject
the conversion