HOSPITAL BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 238, 5 October 1916, Page 8

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MATTEB OF A MUIT efiCTIOK.

SUPEED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

jnade concerning a section adjoining rne originally vesting the ground -to the «gW occurred about 1864, wHen the admtolstra tion of the Board's reserve funds was car ried out by the Public Truetee. Mr Serheny protested that -the .piece. of land was originally the Board's property and had for years been used as a bo u s? site by the Chinese that leased the rest of tne reserve from the Board, the-matter eliould be further considered in conference with the City Council, •:**«* a « W «?Av!X tain a proper decision would toe arrivea

At the instance of Mr Mackay, the matter j was referred to the Finance Committee_for oonsideration in conference with.the Uty; Council. Mr Mackay-pointed out that the piece of ground was necessary to the Kugby League that Had leased the rest of the reserve, to make the reserve a useful «&>*** crpund; if it were foand that the lantt haff been niched by means of a Washing-up Bill, restitution could be made Iα the same industrial School .Children.—The PWebtM of Education intimated that hitherto- tne Department shad recovered what It could from parents of children who were inmates of industrial schools, and for whose maintenance hospital and charitable aid boards were liable, and in the ordinary course the Department had allowed the boards credit: for all amounts so collected. The amount paid by the Board was 7/6 a week, whlcn was below the minimum, rates of cost to the Department, which ranged from 8/ a , /week for boarding out (with extra cost for outfit, medical attention and supervision), to 10/ a week for boarding Infants, and up to 20/ a week for delicate children. The Department had decided to make the minimum cost to the hoards 10/ a week, and to allow contributions recovered from parents, etc., to nceumnlate until the chnu ceased to be a charge oh the Government, and then to refund to the Board whatever] may be left to Its credit between tnei amounts recovered and the minimum of 10/1 a week. Further, to decrease, clerical | work, it was proposed that after the endi of the nest financial year, clalme be sent out annually Instead of quarterly as at present. The matter was sent on to the Finance Committee for report,. Mr Neraeny siatirg that it seemed to him that the effect of the proposals appeared to be au effort by the Department to ease its responsibilities at the expense of the Hospital Board.