CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 19

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dent Surgeon in connection with the Hospital, I have informed

the Committee that I would ask your sanction to provide in the

Estimates for 1901 a sum of $24,000 to cover the cost of the

erection of the Nursing Institute, as an extension of the quar-

ters of the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil Hospital.

3. The Nursing Institute was originally design-

ed to provide accommodation for the Matron of the Government

Civil Hospital, who has at present to share a common sitting

room with the Sisters which is not a desirable arrangement, the

two Nurses for private nursing engaged at the request of Sir

William Robinson contained in his despatch No.248 of the 25th.

of November, 1897, and 4 probationers, with necessary out-offices

The building according to the original design

could not now be provided for less than about $30,000, but as

two probationers can be accommodated at the New Hospital, it

is anticipated that a building for the reduced staff can be

erected for $24.000.It will contain 5 bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms,

dining room, an office, and necessary out-offices.

4. With reference to paragraph 4 of your des-

patch No.84 of 1st. April, 1898, I have to report that Nurses

Robins and Millington have heen employed in nursing private

patients and when not so employed have assisted at the Govern-

ment Civil Hospital. The fees charged to private persons en-

gaging them have hitherto been on the following scale;-

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