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q Shown is the 1962-63 execu- tive of the Oshawa Lions Club. Seated, left to right, are Alex Smyalak, third vice-president; guest speaker Robert Garden, district governor; Donald Branch, president; Harold Phillips, past president; John Norris, second vice-president. Back row are Floyd Foreman, OSHAWA LIONS CLUB 1962-63 EXECUTIVE tail twister; Ernie Wilson, secretary; Robert Tumey, di- rector; Richard Black, treas- surer; Russell White, lion tamer; William Morrison, di- rector and Raymond Stephen- son, director. Absent when photo was taken was Dr. Wil- liam Sands, first vice-presi- dent. --Oshawa Times Photo RESERVE DECISION Land Owners Object Is Donated Restricted Area Bylaw "Some may buy property here|ship, Administrator W. A. Hol- Objections to tightened zoning restrictions by several owners in the Bloor street west- of the city's Industrial Park as, Municipal Board hearing here|the east end) and south on| permitted uses," Wednesday. | The remainder of the bylaw was readily approved by Chair- man V. S. Milburn and William Greenwood. Several land owners and plant personnel (all from the Bloor- Thornton area) appeared at the| hearing, represented by three} lawyers. City Solicitor E. G, Mc- Neely appeared for the city. CHIEF OBJECTIONS Chief objections to the new) zoning category, known as MI1X,} were: possible detrimental ef-| fect on resale value of land, nar-) rowing use of land; 5,000 square) foot minimum for new buildings} (what if a plant burns and has to be rebuilt, some asked); worry about rights on properties) designated as non-conforming) use (including outside storage) | | Thornton's road east side, from | below the rail line inward to a |depth of 200 feet, M1X zoning calls for a 5,000 square foot minimum for build- ings (10,000 sq. ff for plants facing Farewell and Went- | worth); prevents more than 50) per cent lot coverage; prevents the burning of wastes on the property; allows only landscap- parking on unbuilt-upon land area; outlines minimums for frontage, front, side and rear NEW AREA NEEDED Mr. McNeely told the hearing any zoning change brings with He said the new industrial area is, in the city's view, needed. 'Any zoning may restrict land | | COUNSEL SUBMISSION Russell D. Humphreys, QC appearing for 14 different par ties, noted the factories are lo |cated in the vicinity of Genera Motors and rail lines. | only ones. one "There was no opportunity, said Mr. Humphreys, planning board, Here Plannin Director G. A. Wandless offere | : F il bl es.) a8 explanation for lack of a pub- yargs; and lists allowable uses.! ji. hearing -- there was only, jone non-conforming use in the \area at the time the bylaw was | passed by council. "These 2 x |people bought with the idea the|@ prize will be awarded to stu-| present restrictions were the) dents annually from the interest} for the ing and employee and customer} owners to meet with council or FIC the hospital chapel; Miss Ada\the members of the Whitby Du-| ' Scholarship Oshawa General Hospital has jreceived a $1,000 donation for \the establishment of an obstet- uesday 52 Overseas Nurses To Join Staff Fifty-two overseas nurses will be coming to join the Oshawa General Hospital nursing staff, Mrs. Mary Telford, director of sing, told the hospital board night. Mrs, Telford said with the ad- ditional nursing staff coming, all OGH beds should be opened by November. The director of nursing told the board she wet tay 130 prospective applicants ing her vacation in England and Scotland this summer. Mrs. Telford said she con- ducted interviews for 15 days during her vacation and some days she was interviewing from 8 am, to 8 p.m, W. A. Holland, hospital ad- ministrator told the board that during the past year, $4,600 has been spent in advertisement and placement fees to obtain nurses for the new wing. He said the advertising and placement ex- penditure netted 113 new nurses for the hospital. The board voted last night to permit medical staff members to admit selected physiatric and emotionally disturbed patients to the new sixth floor, nine-bed physciatric care unit. Administrative assistant, James C. Hepburn, told the Dye Oshawa F SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1962 MANY OUT - OF - TOWN Jaycees were guests of their Oshawa confreres at Hotel Genosha Tuesday night at the board that all members of the \rical nursing efficiency scholar- land|well as the area in the city's|because of the very protective jang told the hospital board |west end. This area extends clauses being imposed." He sai Thornton road south area result-| from Park Road south to Thorn-|non-conforming uses will con- ed in a "reserved decision" on|ton road south, between Bloor|tinue to have rights as before : a section of an Oshawa Restrict-| street and the CNR rail line| but he noted that "most persons! the $1,000 for the establishment|'¥"°- ed Area Bylaw at an Ontario] (except for a 572 foot stretch at| filing objections are classified as Tuesday night. Everett A. Lovell has given jf the Eleanor Lovell Scholar- 'ship for OBS nursing. Mrs. Lovell was an obstetrical :|department head nurse here for -|many years. I! 'The $1,000 will be invested and , on the $1,000 investment, | Holland said. Other donations listed Tues- day were: Mrs. Verna onant, $170, for a lectern for Mr. L. Hutcheson, $500, for padeia- tric floor equipment; Mrs. F. J, Rundle, $50 for a Bible for the chapel; The Lovell Family, $350 Gilbert Murdoch said the city,for a stained glass chapel win- it "certain restrictive effects".| should not take an area which|40w; Lorne McCoy, $1,000 for ; has developed in character ai tell people "you can't do this Said Mr, McNeely: "The de and the burning. of waste ma-'sale," said the city solicitor.) velopment is just as consisten terial). The new-zoning covers much| that limited. The uses are limited but not|-with this bylaw as with the for- tmer bylaw." ndithe furnishing of » |room; Ven. Archdeacon H, D, t| Hospital a '| Cleverdon, $10; Oshawa General Women's Auxiliary, $180 for a chancel chair and Im- perial Oil Company, $500. two-bed) staff are attending fire preven- tion -- protection lectures and every staff member will be jgiven the opportunity of using \three types. of fire extinguish- ers following the half-hour lec- Later, he said, fire drills will be held without notice in the hospital and Oshawa Fire De- jpartment officials have agreed |to make spot checks of the {equipment in various parts of |the hospital. Whitby Bridge Jaycee Week dinner, Caught by the camera during the meeting, from left, are Dick Murphie, president of the Etobicoke Jaycees; Jim Hep- pell, president of the Scar- ASSESSMENT NOTICES IN MAIL Assessment notices for 1963 are in the mail today for Oshawa residents. Your 1963 taxes will be based on this assessment roll, which, closes at the end of this month. Sending out the notices in advance will give homeown- ers a chance to report errors, change school support or come down to the city assess- ment office and have proper- Club Scores R,| The scores and winners in the) games played this week by licate Bridge Club were: East and West -- Mr. and Mrs. McCanns, 76; Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Roblin, 72; Mrs. Pirie jand Mrs. McCutcheon, 67; Mrs. \Butt and Mrs. Barrons, 63%. North and South -- Mr, and \Mrs. Frank Wells, 96%; Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. MacGillivray, 78; Mrs. Spratt and Mrs. Don Wilson, 7644; Mr. and Mrs: H. Winter, 73. Lion Gov ernor Cites Rewards The rewards of Lion member-| ship were outlined by Robert | A. Garden, governor of District A-3, at! the Oshawa Lions Club! dinner meeting Tuesday night in Hotel Genosha. Lions have the reward of fel- lowship, said Governor Garden. "The club has its serious mo- ments," he said, "but these are well salted with good fellow-| ship, fun and song. In this atmo- sphere shy men become good fellows well met." HELPFUL FRIENDS He stated that business com- petitors become helpful friends and that men of different poli- tical, civic and religious beliefs find comradeship in the com- mon ground of Lionism. The second reward of Lion|service shown many times by| membership is the reward of|the Oshawa Lions Club. A long), confidence, he said. Mr. Garden/list of charitable deeds of the| emphasized that the worthiness of the work of the club over- comes the shock of shyness. "One of a Lion's richest pos-| The fourth reward of Lion membership, the reward of bro- therhood, was another facet out- lined by the governor, 'The Lion's emblem is the sign of membership in an organization of almost 600,000 men with simi- lar ideas and ideals in almost every corner of the earth. Lions have friends everywhere." Mr. Garden pointed out that with Thanksgiving Day only a short time off, Lions should rea- lize that they celebrate a thanksgiving day every day of the year. "Lions serve their fel- low man unrestricted by racial, sectarian, political or geograph- ical prejudices." SPIRIT COMMENDED He commended the spirit of Oshawa Club was read by the governor. The speaker concluded by ask- ing the question: "What out- Kiwanians Get Report Of Meeting | Members of the Oshawa jtime District Convention, held last week in Halifax. Sparkes and Reg. Lancaster| were the official delegates but the Oshawa Club's contingent also included President Walter Famme, Past Governor A. E. "Bert" Coulter, Immediate Past President Rae Weeks and several other past-presidents of} the club, together with their| 'Kweens"'. | BUSINESS AGENDA | Kiwanian Murray gave a sum- |marized account of the conven- | sessions is the confidence he|standing feature characterizes|ti0n business agenda, briefly| gains by the feeling of belong-|every Lions Club and ever y|'elating what transpired at the ing he gets from working with|Lion?" He offered as an an-|Vice-presidents' meeting, panel] other men." | Mr. Garden stated the third) reward as the "reward of influ-| ence". He said Lions attain high status in their community, their nation, or in their occupation. | "Those who seek public op- portunity to serve their fellow! men will find in Lionism the re-) ward of influence." Two Injured In Collision Two people were injured and damage was estimated at $1,700 when a car northbound on Sim- coe street south veered into two parked cars Tuesday. Driver of the car, Warren Earl Bannan, RR 10, Peterbor- ough, was not injured. The own- er of the car, Robert Cockburn, 111 Nagsau street, was a pas- senger at the time of the col- lision. He was treated for leg in- juries at the Oshawa General Hospital and later, released. The car driven by Bannan col- lided with a parked car owned by Peter Lyzun, 226 Wilson road south. Damage to his car was estimated at $700. The impact|Archbishop of Toronto, will for-| Vie drove the Lyzun car into the|mally bless St. Joseph's Highjin his report to the meeting, second parked vehicle, owned) by Jack Jefferey Collerman, 408) Mary street. . Dorothy Collerman was seat-/merly worked in Oshawa as well|¢Vents. 'He also told of the ed in the car at the time of the|as priests from various parishes|SPecial activities which were collision. She suffered a cut to) the back of her head. Damage vacancy left by Lion Stuart | Hall. swer "'potentiality". "The potentiality for world- wide impact bound up in the op- portunities of 600,000 Lions for world-wide brotherhood, mutual understanding, local philan-| thropies and services, far out-| weighs the latent powers of the} atom. For the atont deals with| the physical while Lionism dedls) with the Eternal." | DIRECTOR ELECTED \ During.the business portion of, the meeting, Peter Andrey was elected to a two-year director- ship. Lion Peter will fill the Teams were set up to cover the city during the peanut drive. The Oshawa area was divided into. six sections, one team assigned to each section. Harold Fagan, a newcomer to the Oshawa Lions Club from Guelph, entertained the Lions with a pantomine routine. Archbishop To Bless School Rev. P. F. Pocock, Coadjutor | School in St. Gregory's Parish,| Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7-30 p.m.| A number of priests who for- are expected to attend. Following the ceremony in th2} discussions on attendance and membership; new club build- ing; program, music and pub- lie relations. He also reported on the elec-| tion of the Lieutenant-Gover- nors for the various Kiwanis divisions in the O-Q-M District. Kiwanian Harold Mitchell, a charter member of the Dun-| barton Club, was elected presi- dent of this area, Kiwanis Dis-| o | trict. 6B, RIBBON fresexren Past @resident Rae Weeks} was presented with the special! "Honorable Mention" -- ribbon,| for the high standing attained! by the Oshawa Club, under his guidance in 1961, for achieve- ment reports in the 'Gold Divi- sion' (the larger clubs of the District). Later in the meeting, Kiwanian Rae passed on the ribbon to president Walter, to) be attached to the Oshawa Club's banner. | Reports on the various Kiwa- nis projects carried out by other clubs in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, constituted another interesting portion of Kiwanian Murray's report, along with some bylaw changes that were endorsed. Vice-president Reg Lancaster,| | reviewed other highlights of the convention, including the' enter- tainment activities and special arranged for the '"Kweens" and in his remarks, lauded the! to the Collerman vehicle was|school auditorium, a reception/outstanding hospitality extend-| estimated at $400, while dam- will take place. age to the car owned by While the school opened with to all. visiting Kiwanians ané their wives, not on'y by| Cockburn was estimated at $609.'Grade 9 only, it will expand as|members of the host clubs but ' ¥ education. Constable Kenneth Ostler in-the pupils proceed with their) by the citizens of Halifax and Dartrnouth in general, i } ment | SUCCESSFUL IN | Kiwanis Club, at their Tuesday) -- meeting, heard reports from their official delegates to the annual Ontario - Quebec - Mari- Vice - presidents Murray, ALEX SMYKALUK TWO MEMBERS OF the Oshawa Assessment Depart | staff, Alex Smykaluk | and Dennis Mackey, who have | successfully completed the first year of a three - year | | EXAMINATIONS ties compared, if desired, advises Assessment Com- missioner Eldon Kerr. Residents may appeal as- sessments to the Court of Re- vision. However, this may be avoided by taking your complaints to the city hall assessment office during the | next 10 days, | Decision On Apartment Set Aside Two Ontario Municipal Board members Wednesday set aside a sion against a city apartment owner when the city failed to argue the case. The board allowed a lot cover- DENNIS MACKEY course for their Institute of Municipal Assessors degree. They are taking the course by correspondence through Queen's University. : S The Oshawa Board of Educa-, tion, alarmed about recent re-| ports of door-to-door salesmen using the board's name, has made known it has nothing to do with any salesmen, A motion was passed at Mon- day's meeting of the commit- tees stating that '"'the Oshawa Board of Education does not en- dorse or sponsor any particular set of books, encyclopedia, teaching machine, marazine or other product, or any particular publisher or sales agency". Apparently peddlers have been calling at homes selling "educational" books, which they inferred were recommended by education officials. There have alesmen Not Endorsed By Board "teaching machine", with the in- 'erence by the salesman that it would be used in the future in the provincial school system. "We don't suggest some en- cyclopedias and books are not worthwhile," Trustee G, K, Dry- nan said, "some are excellent." However, he pointed out, the Board does not. favor any par- ticular one. NO ENDORSATION G, L. Roberts, principal of the R. 8S, McLaughlin Collegiate and Voeational Institute, said he had had calls in the past about ped- diers who claimed they had the backing of high schoo) princi- pals in the sale of certain books also been reports of sales of a OWNER SLEEPS TIRES AWAY PONTYPOOL -- Thieves jacked up and stripped the rear wheels off a car while the owner was asleep inside, Bowmanville OPP said to- day. | While sleeping soundly in his car on Highway 35 near here, Arnold Johnson, 30, of Lindsay, awakened when the thieves started to jack up the front of his car. The men fled when they saw that Mr. Johnson was awake. However, while Mr. Johnson was away lowking for a telephone, the men\e- turned and retrieved their jack. ' and magazines, He never gave any endorsation to salesmen, he said. A spokesman for the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce said the chamber, as a_ business' pro- tective organization, does not object to peddlers or hawkers provided they are ethical and are properly licensed. An official at the clerk's of- fice at the Oshawa City Hall pointed out that a city bylaw re- quires all peddlers to obtain a licence from the city. In apply- ing for the licence the salesman must have the approval of the chief of police, Fees depend on how the goods are specified and vary between $2 and $50 for residents of the city and between $2 and $100 for age variance on Morris Fogel's Saguenay avenue apartment house. Eleven units were built in the apartment, said Fogel's lawyer, Gilbert Murdoch, although a permit was issued for 10. Mr. Murdoch noted that Fogel had been assessed and taxed on the basis of 11 units. Mr. Murdoch told the hear- ing Fogel bought the building in 1959 from Goldell Homes Limit- ed and that Goldell informed Fogel that he was short in the lot requirement. Mr. Murdoch said Goldell had an agreement with Fogel that the company would make an ef- fort to acquire the needed land. He said they had tried five times to get the only adjacent land. : 'Goldell was unsuccessful bid- ding for a larger adjacent piece and to date have only been able to find 80 square feet, leaving Fogel 405 feet short, : Board approval was gained for a $28,000 granular base and curb and gutter project, on local improvement for Kingsdale ave- nue. Kingsdale drive and part of Mary street. Part of the cost will be debentured. Approval was also gained on two rezoning changes: a section at Prince and William streets, from Cl to C2; and Park Lane avenue, north side, from Buf- fer to RIA, Crown Asks Pen Term BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- An Ajax resident, Crown Attorney Harry R. Dey- man, QC, as "a confirmed crim. inal', was remanded in custody, to appear for sentence in Co- bourg Friday before Magistrate R. B. Baxter on three charges resulting from a break-in at the Durham Farmers' Co-op, Orono. Mr. Deyman pressed for a penitentiary term for Raymond Edward Gallagher, 24, "for the protection of the public'. Gallagher pleaded guilty Sept. 11 to having nitroglycerin in his possession, breaking and enter- ing with intent and having house breaking tools in his possession. He was remanded at that time, pending receipt of his rec- ord. 'The record dated back to 1956 and contained convictions on several serious offences, in- cluding a conviction for robbery non-residents. Excluded from the provisions in the bylaw are persons who peddle or hawk goods manufac-| tured by' themselves or grown} by, th lves. with violence. His Worship said he 'wanted more ti to think it over before soatence is passed". He said passing sentence in this case is a serious matter. o Committee of Adjustment deci-| described by), Support for a group describ- ed as "young men with a vision," the Jaycees, was urged upon employers, businessmen and civic officials Tuesday night. Speaking at the Jaycee Week Dinner of the Oshawa Jaycees in the Hotel Genosha was Val Swaine, president of the provin- cial organization of Jaycees in Ontario. "I want each and every one of you here this evening to leave with a firm resolve, a deep-rooted canviction, that |the Junior Chamber is an or- ganization to which every |young man should belong,"' Mr. Swaine told the more than 100 guests and Jaycees crowding the Piccadilly Room. His wudience included many prominent citizens of Oshawa, Present *ere Mayor Christine Thomas and her husband, T. D. |"Tommy" Thomas, member of the provincial legislature. Sev. | eral out-of-town Jaycees were also among the head table \guests, | |MEN OF VISION | Mr. Swaine said the dedica- jtion to the community which is part of every Jaycee needs support, and this must be} more than platitudinous praise or the sideline pat on the back. It must b~ involvement in the way the Jaycees themselves are involved. "I have stated that we are young men with a vision and this is because, by belief in and adherence to our Creed, we young men can change the world. We believe in free enter- prise and that economic justice can best be won thereby. We believe in individual freedom and that government should be of laws rather than men In Junior Chamber Internationa! we have an answer from the young men of the free world to the menace of international communism." Mr- Swaine quoted an article in the July, 1962, issue of "The Canadian" that said: "The Jaycees constitute one of the most ,owerful forces for freedom in the world today. They are the leaders of this boro Jaycees; Douglas Fisher, former national president of Junior Chambers and now manager of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce; Roy generation and the tremendous thing is that their policy, their creed, offers the only practical solution there is to the world) problems." The speaker reviewed the four main purposes underlying the Jaycees' everyday activities. These are self development, community betterffient, Cana- janism and fellowship. The Junior Chamber, he said, is the only organization dedi- cated to training young men for leadership, Whereas every com- munity needs leaders, it would seem logical 'o place civic re- sponsibility in the hands of those who had this training. The Jaycees make immediate use of their training in taking an active part in community life. This takes place in 5,500 cities and towns all over the free world. SEEK NATIONAL FLAG As Canadian, Mr. Swaine .| said, the Jaycees urge action on a distinctive national flag. "We conducted a cross-coun- try survey among our age group," he said, "the results of which were presented to the federal cabinet. We are pres- ently preparing.a program 'to promote July 1 as a truly na- tional holiday." "We also sit on the Cana- dian Centennial Council,' he continued. "Here in Ontario, our provincial board of direc- tors presentec a brief to the' government in 1961 on the nee f ional planning in Ontario OO: sit on many of the al development councils." Mr. Swaine pointed out Jay- cees are welcome in over 300; communities in Canada where Jaycee units are found and in many more where former Jay- cees live. . Recalling some of the Jaycee history, dating back to 1915, he pointed out there is no connec- tion with the Chamber of Com- merce and the similarity in names is based on a historical development. The* movement started in St. Louis, Mis., with 25 young men. There are now 20,000 Jaycees in Canada, almost half of which are French- speaking members of La Fed- eration des Jeunes Chambres. Morris, president of Jaycee District 7 and Jim Scott, vice- president of the North York Jaycees. --Oshawa Times Photo Provincial President Cites Jaycee Ideals "Ours is a many-sided role such as is needed in these troubled times. Give us the men, and the future is ours, and is now," the speaker con- cluded. Bringing greetings from the city, Mayor Thomas commend- ed the Jaycees for the work they are doing, such as promot. ing good relations with other communities. "This is what we should be doing," she said, "creating warm feelings from people who come to-our city and carry these feelings away with them," Mr. Thomas also praised the Jaycees and said that, living in a changing world, we have to change our thinking day-by-day. "But the Jaycee creed does not change," he said, HEAD TABLE GUESTS Seated at the head table were Art Stone, president, Kinsmen Club; J. C. Ethier, president, Westmount Kiwanis Club; Amos Ruben, president, B'Nai B'Rith; J. Munphie, president, Etobi- coke Jaycees; Doug. Fisher, Past National President, Can- ada Jaycees; Fay Brooks, president, Rotary Club; Vie Brookes, vice-president, Oshawa Jaycees; Gord Riehl, president, Chamber of Commerce; Don Brown, Past President, Jaycee International Senator; Val Swain, president, Ontario Jay- cees; Fred Ball, president, Osh- awa Jaycees. Mayor Christine Thomas, . D.. Thomas, MLA; Roy Morris, president, District Jay- cees; Len Gardner, vice-presi- dent, Oshawa Jaycees; Royce Whittaker, president, Civitan Club; Jim Stott, vice-president, North York Jaycees; Gill Gra- ham, vice-president, Y's Men's Club; Jim Heppell, ' president, Scarborough Jaycees; Walter Famme,~ president, Oshawa Kiwanis Club; and Dr. Bill Sands, vice - president, Lions Club. The organization of the din- ner was in the hands of Bill Edwards, membership com- mittee chairman,, and Doug Stephenson. : : | } HONOR STUDENT Carol Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Pearce, 22 Terrence drive, Brantford, formerly of 103 Elgin street east, Oshawa, who obtained first class honors -- 75.6- per cent -- in eight papers in the recent Grade 13 examinations. Carol was a student of O'Neill Collegiate' and Vocational In- stitute. TWO ARE MISSING OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP)--A 16- foot sailboat with two persons aboard was reported missing Tuesday night out. of this town midway between Toronto and Hamilton. The boat left in the morning with Mr, and Mrs.| Donald Kitchen of Oakville and} was expected back shortly after! noon. Aircraft. and boats | Admissions in August were slightly lower than in July it was learned Tuesday night by the board of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital. There were 1,198 admissions during the month compared with 214. To date previous month, There have been 9,513 admissions this year compared with 9,431 during the same period of last year. Births were almost the same as in July. The figure was 215 compared with 214,214. To date this year 1,642 children have been born at the hospital. This is lower than in the same period of last year when 1,689 children were born. 827 OSHAWA PATIENTS Of the patients admitted in August 827 were from Oshawa. The figures for: other munici- palities are: Whitby, 133; East Whitby, 20; Whitby Township, 42; Ajax, 13; Pickering Town- ship, 30. Eighteen patients were admitted from other Ontario County areas. Of these 14 came from Reach Township, three from Uxbridge and one from Thorah Township. One hundred and twelve patients came from other Ontario counties. Seventy- three patients came from Dur- ham County and of these 52 were from Darlington Town- ship. Three residents of 'he United States also - received treatment. Five of. the admissions went searched Lake Ontario Tuesday night, ' 19.1. days Admissions Lower During August private wards and 679 to public wards. The board learned 1,371 pati- ents were discharged in August. There were 33 deaths in hospi- tals, The daily average of pati- ents in hospital during the . month was, 400, 771 X-RAYS Nine hundred and eighty- seven patients were treated in the emergency operating. room, 771 had X-rays taken and 74 laboratory tests were made. Eight hundred and thirty opera- tions were performed in the main operating room. A total of 1,221 operations and treatments were given in the emergency Operating room. In August the total patient days was 12,409 compared with 12,477 in July. The daily pati- ent average was 400 during the month compared with 402.4 in the previous month. The report stated the aver- age bed occupancy during the month was 82.3 per cent com- pared with 82.8 per cent in July. The bed occupancy of the various departments during August were: medical and sur- gical beds, 95.8 per cent; ob- Stetrical beds, 74.1 per cent; paediatric beds, 62.3 per cent; bassinettes, 60.9 per cent. The average number of days' siay in hosptal in, August was compared with 84° days in July. The average for this year is 8.9 days compared to private wards, 514 to semi- with 8 days last year.