HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 4

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

The Hospital Trustees'met yesterday, when there wero present:—Tho Hon. C.-M. Luko (chairman)j Messrs..-Hales,. J. M'Ewari, G. Nash,.J'. Danks, G. T. Lundon, F. G. Bolton, . and R; C. . Kirk--- - • .'•• It was reported that there wire in tho General Hospital 109 male and 80 female patients, .a total of 169, as against 204 at tho same time i.last; year. In tho Victoria Hospital there, were.2o'! male'and 26 female patients,' and in.; the A Seddon. Hospital,' 15 m'ajes and : 8. fomales, ■ making a grand total of 258 patients; as.;ogarnst 253. last year. The sta;tement of receipts and expenditure showed; receipts £4520 .19s. 2d.; (including £2390 Is. 6d. balance brought. forward, and£ls41 l 13s. '.Id. 'from the district 15oard); expenditure £2002' 7b.',' leavmc a credit balance; 0f:.£2518' 12s. 2d. ■

• . Tho House; .Cofiimittce reported, inter alia, that the l'etone Hospital Sunday fund had furnished, a: (Jonatiori of £66 18s. 3d., for 'which thinks'.were".'returiied; The re-pay-ment'of *"£IOOO to''-the"; Public Trustee had been aiithorisedy^Tho.'estimated receipts and, espoiidituro for 1908-9 were £25,174,' and tlw District Board -had; boon' requisitioned for £17,500. Mr. Pearcc had been elected to the Finance Committee in placo of Mr. Bolton, resigned., ' ■ ' : Thc"' Chairman stated that Inspector Hugo had held W conference; with' the House Committee in regard to improving, the ,'firo prevention ' arrangements at the . hospital. Mr. Hur;o would recommend that, a .-'four-inch main bp:'installed . from near the doctor's . residpneo right through the grounds to the Daiiiql Street boundary,' so that in the event '.of' fire there'should : be a . good supply- of water-immediately. Vvaiiablc. . It was reported'that a concert-given by the, Woolston Band on the Basin Reserve had resulted in an addition of £9 14s. lO.d. to the hospital funds. It was decided to ' write, - thanking the band for its assistance.