AIDING CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21860, 13 August 1936, Page 5

AIDING CRIPPLED CHILDREN

WORK OF HOSPITALS REPORT to MEETING OF GREY BOARD that the Nuffield Trust Fund £61,236 8s 9d, of which £I3OO been handed over to the New £ Crippled Children Society, Ze f^ceived by the Grey Hospital S«rd at its monthly meeting on Tuesfaynigbt. Mr J.-Smeaton was m the said that the treatment of the physical disability of the crippled i was a duty of the hospital iSe of the Dominion, and the soSS did not propose to interfere with Shat was being done so well by the SStal boards. Every co-operation in way of after care was offered by society in the care of cripples ' Miss P M. Andrews was appointed JSnanent masseuse on the report of E” medical superintendent. Accouhts amounting to £1062 3s 3d Jer* passed for payment, and payments made, amounting to £1305 11s ini were ratified. The visiting committee for August, ♦hp chairman, and executive officers S the board were authorised to conSL and investigate the position of the Eolation block, and were empowered £ act in case of emergency. Thp following remits to be forwarded to the Hospital Boards’ AssoHation conference were approved;— Ya) That the treatment of tuberculosis be dealt with on a national basis, and legislation developed to have the SSease treated in its early stages, and Jnore effectively, and that adequate means be adopted to educate the public as to the grave dangers arising from neglect; (b) that the conference take up the matter of hospital taxation, so that it could be altered to a more equitable system. The Minister for Labour, the Hon. H T Armstrong, advised that it was not proposed to bring hospitals under the provisions of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The finance committee recommended that applications be called for four firemen at a salary of £221 per annum., : ... ~ , The report of the medical superintendent said that there had been 51 ffaips and 32 females in hospital at the beginning of the month, 61 males and 46 females had been admitted, and 63 males and 43 females had been discharged, leaving 46 males and 34 females in hospital.

GREYMOUTH LABOUR \ PARTY

ABOLITION OF STAND-DOWN PERIOD SUGGESTED

A decision to urge that the standdown .period of two weeks be abolished and that when men are paid off jobs they shall become eligible for other works on ihe No. 5 scheme or for full sustenance, immediately on being re-registered, was made by the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Workers’ Union at a recent meeting. Mr W. Meates presided. - The branch received advice that the Kiwi crossing job would be proceeded with immediately.. 1 : The meeting expressed the hope that * this-work would enable men paid off the Brunner-Blackball road job to be placed. It was said that the union for several months fiad been asking for this job, and that the union _ appreciated the efforts of the Minister in getting the job, which should meet with the approval of the Brunner men, whom it was desired to see back at work soon.. The meeting considered a proposal to form a medical fund with the branch. The executive was directed to consider the matter and report to the next meeting. The meeting expressed appreciation of the efforts of the Cabinet Ministers, Mr J. O’Brien, M.P., and the general secretary, Mr A. Cook, for their efforts to find work for the West Coast districts to keep the men fully employed. The union upheld the principle of considering the utility of a harbour at Point Elizabeth, which it was said, was calculated to prove a question of perhaps vital importance in the future to the provision of safe navigation for the West Coast. The branch unanimously decided to support the Runanga Borough Council in its suggestion about a harbour at Point Elizabeth. . Mr Meates was appointed delegate to the .Labour Representation Committee.

GREYMOUTH BRANCH OF ij PLUNKET SOCIETY

COMMENT ON SPLENDID WORK DONE The , splendid work that had been done by the Greymouth branch the sub-branches of the Plunket Society was mentioned by Mr W. Meldrum, chairman, at the annual meeting of-the branch yesterday afternoon. There was no doubt that the branch was carrying on a wonderful work, *aid Mr Meldrum. It deserved every credit for the amount of time which it gave to. the work and for the results achieved. Mr Meldrum mentioned the large amount of work done by the branch, as shown in the report. The financial reports were, on the whole, exceedingly good, he said. The work was going on steadily and the funds of the yarious sub-branches were being carefiiHy looked after. _A motion of sympathy with Mrs J. O’Brien in the death of her mother wa s passed. The meeting also expressed regret at Mrs O’Brien’s recent accident.

..Mrs j. O’Brien was elected actingpresident, in the absence of Mrs Denneby. The election of officers resulted: — President, Mrs F. M. Dennehy; vicegerents, Mesdames H. R. Barrett, w. Meldrum, J. O’Brien, H. G. Carter, wd Miss M. Anderson; executive, Mes--s?®es L. Leahy, R. Ramage, J. Bunt, *• Trott, and R. Webber; committee, t? . year’s committee was re-elected; revisory board, last year’s board was j "ff-isd; honorary secretary, Mrs M. * Phillips; honorary treasurer, Mr -E. honorary auditor. Mr R. C. ti. Phy; honorary solicitor, Mr J. W. oannan. thunder storm at WESTPORT severe thunderstorm, ac’hy a short period of torhtaaT * ait * P asse d over Westport durSl early hours of yesterday mornwere unusually vivid dis- : for nearly an hour, ' atinn e Rudest of the thunder deton- ■; SjSrf, caused buildings to quiver ' The rainfall recorded at the *«hUc Works Office gauge for .the *rSe ended 9 a.m. yesterday, was !