HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.
r «r mpptino- of the Auckland The Y dmfT'hnrSbfe Aid Board was **"*LrdaT KSn at the Hospital. Bmce, Warren, McCabe, m-{ TSon Swales and Becroft. J^ ier? a 'b?eami'Conference. - Mr J. WJ X °ne of the Boavd S rei >re" the Charitable Aid <W f*£ TSlW^d under date of October KZ'SeSelt that resolutions 1 to 3 of jSrd»to ?W Board had been adopted, also ftiK £ Part of resolution 4 had been Adopted These recently appeared in the "Cthcoteßents.-Les.sees of the Auck- . f Hospital reserves at Takapuna, or a reduction of 50 per cent on petitionea pet itioner* stated that tertre unable to make a living at the they Trental -It was decided to set up a rttee of the whole Board to visit and gSftS reserves on Friday next, with a 'SmenS^Mr Jamiewn notified the .Whe had arranged with Mr J. Staler to cany out the Hospital interSwtract for the remainder of the f!™ This was confirmed, Show.-The Secretary ot * Auckland Agricultural Association -rate stating that that body was prepared ?SSi &> inmates, of the Costley iLe to the forthcoming show free of ebaree. - The letter was received wlth ihlfin- Authority. -Mr J. Bollard iiTTR wrote to the effect that he had interviewed the Public Trustee who Wed with the suggestion of the Board She could deal much better with Hospital endowments if given powers as i i Jna authority- A telegram also stated SS McSegor, Inspector of Hospitals, SS approached the Minister with a view to the introduction into Parliament of a hortßill to give the required powers to T i^tee — The Chairman moved, ?<That provided the Public Trustee obtains (he powers of a leasing authority as tlready recommended by the Board, the Snird approves of the surrender of £ lease of lot No. S, section U City of Auckland, bein^ Uepted ly the Public Trustee and •hat the premises be ottered again for lease L public auction at not less than the present rent, £364 a year, and subject to a raluation of the improvements being paid kthe incoming tenant; such new lease to jontain a compensation clause similar to the original lease of May, 1876. (2) If {here should be no bid at the auction of or over the upset price of the annual ground rent so valued as aforesaid then at or (as the case may be) as from the expiration of the said term of lease the said lands with all the buildings and improvements thereon, shall absolutely revert to the lesser free from any payment or compensation whatever."—The motion was carried. Finance.—The Secretary submitted a summary of receipts and disbursements for the six months ending September 30th, 1897, which showed that the receipts (indndin" credit balance on March 31st, m 8s sd) were £11,049 18s 2d, and the Expenditure was £9958 4s Id, leaving a credit balance of £1091 14s Id. The estimated income for the next six months was letdown as £11,534 Is lid and the expenaitore £10,714 7s 6dHouse Surgeon.—The Board decided to Increase the salary of Dr. Pabst, House jtoreeon, from £225 to £250 per annum. Children's Hospital Plans.—Thehonorary jnedical staff forwarded a \etter objecting to the plane for the proposed Children's fed at the Hospital.—After some discuslk Mr McCabe moved that the honorary Baikal staff should be asked to confer with tie Board on the matter of their objections to the plans. This was lost, and the Board drafted" tosimp'tyreceive the letter. Hospital.—The medical superintendent reported that there were 94 male and 36 female inmates in the Hospital. Four cases of scarlatina and one of typhoid fever had been admitted during the fortflight.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 248, 26 October 1897, Page 3
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