HOSPITALBOARDS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 11

HOSPITALBOARDS.

LIST OF D?I-ECATk3 TO THE CON- ' TERENCE. J / 142 REMITS TO DATE. ' Out of 83 hospital boards, charitable aid boards, and separate institutions throughout tho . Dominion, over 40 have advised tho Government of the appointment of delegates to tllo Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards' Conferenco, to bo ■ held in Wellington' next week. ; It is probablo that some of tho Boards will not trouble to acquaint the Department beforehand with their appointments. -Tho following is tho'list of dele-' gates'as notified to,date:—

• Northern Wairpa Hospital Trustees, Mr. T. Webb; North Auckland Hospital and Charitable vAid Board, Messrs. J. Vaughan and D.vM'Carroll; Auckland Hospital and Charit-, ; able Aid Board, Messrs. .0.. Knight and L., J.r,Bagnall; Waihi Hospital and Charitable'; Aid ;Board; Messrs.'M. G; Power and J. J. Scanloh; Thames Hospital Board, the Right Rev. Mohsignor O'Reilly and Mr. A. Burns;. Corojnandel Hospital Trustees, Mr. J. WRhodes; Gisborno Hospital TryStcos, tho. Hon: : Captain Tucker,' Messrs. Lysnar and Darton. . •. . i'Pat<;a-Wanganui ' Charitable 'Aid Board, Messrs: W: Ritchie and G. Carson; Tnrariaki Hospital and Cliaritable Aid' Board, Mr. F. • Wanganiii Hospital', Board, Messrs:'. W; Ritchie and G. Carson; Palmerston 'North Hospital and Charitable , Aid Board,- Messrs. J." G. Wilsbn and W. Rutherford ; i Mastcrton Hospital Board, Mr. R. • BrownDannovirke Hospital Trustees, Mr. G-' Wratt; > Wellington Society .for Relief of • the' Aged Needy, Mr. C. P. Powle3; Wellington and /Wairarapa Charitable ; Aid. Board, 'Messrs.' R.iC. Kjrlc, A;W. Hogg, M'.P;, and . G: -A-Willis'; Wellington Hospital Board, Messrs;'j. P. Luke,-G. J. Crawford, F. T. ■Moore.;;: and G.. Willis; Wairarapa District Hospital ; E. G'. Eton and F. GV M6brd; Tiliiatua Hospital Trustees, Mr,:S;ißolton; Napier Hospital Trustees, the. Hon:'J.\o'rmon'd, Messrs. C. H: Crojnby, W. J. : ;M'Grath, arid T. Baker. . ; ' Charleston i-Hospital Trustees, Mr. J. R. Rayripjv;' Iteefton Hospital. Trustees, Mr.-E. J. ;: .Soahtlebtiry; Reefton 'Ladies' Benevolent Sobiety,' Mrs; J. T. Lewis; Westland Hospital Cand.Charitablo Aid Board, Mr. T. J. M'Giifcan''; Grey District Hospital arid Charitable Ajd Board, Mr.i W.. R. Kettle; Buller Hpspital and Charitable Aid Board, Mr. G. i R'."';-iiampiouKh j St. Andrew's 'Orpbahago, Nelsohf 'the Rev: J. P. Kemptliorne. • ; r North-Canterbury Gharitable Aid Board, Messrs.! B:,P; Marihire, J: H. Davis, and T. 0.-' Norm;, South Canterbury Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board, Messrs. H. S. Russell i and'J: Talbot;, Waimato Hospital \Trustees, the Chairman;' North Canterbury Hospital ./ Board; .Messrs. G. Payling, W. Dunlop, and t F.: Horrell; Samaritan Home. Trustees, Chi'iitohurch; Mr. Wi H. Cooper; Ashburton • Hospital Board, Messrs. C. J. Harper, and H. Davis. • ', ' 'iWaitaki..'. Hospital and . Charitable Aid Board,; Mr., R. Milligon; North Otago;Benc- ■ vplcnt. Society, vMr.'. A. Eraser;. Otago. Benevolenfci'lnstitution, 1 Messrs. : W. T. Talboys, •vKii'M'Saßawayi :E -, A. Tapper; Dunedin HoSpilal Trustees, Messrs. S. Sofomon, K.C., ■ T.' Mickenzio, M.P.i"and J. Loudon; Maniov totb"Hospital Board, Mr. R. Lot;ari; Arrow Hdspitiil Trustees, Mr. G. D. Baird; tipu f Hospital Trustees, Mr. J. , Cockburn , Southland • Hospital ;■ Trustees, Mr. A. F. Hawke; Wallace and .Fiord Hospital Truß- • t«esi : i»Mesßrs::' J. Lylo. and J. Fraser; Wallace Hospital and ; Chantablo Aid Board, Messrs. H. Hirst and G. 0. Cassels. . ' . .. .

• As"many as .142 remits for consideration : byWthe conference have been received to : date;;'and tho;remits; are still coming in. , BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES' REMITS. • Yesterday's meeting of the Trustees of the v ß6ne.Volent\lnstitution; i was attended by th'o Bev.' W. Ai Evans (chairman); Messrs. F. G. ■ Boltqhj\H.' Cook, and A. C. l'earce. Leave of.absonce'was:granted to Mrs. Darvalland ' Mr: I). Robertson. V . \ . as to the discussionVof,; tije : 'Hospitals,; arid Charitable Aid Bill - was brought up. iThe matter had been postponed . in ■■order, that' it might bp. discussed . wheir i .mor'o 'itrustees. were, present; . No further postponement, however,, was . possible, since the (AWereijpejs to tako_ place next Tuesday. After jiomo clisctission .'the following resolutions', iwere 'agreed. upon,-' to; stand -as remits to tho.conference.:—, > ' That*:no: payment: be granted to chairman. , but'travelling expenses. - .provision: De made;for..the.'retirement . of members: of boards by rotation. • Government have direct Vepro- : , i-sentation oh the>boards. / ■ That section .39, providing for appeal by , . local . 'bo . 'amended to limit right' of appeal :to:,within OHO: month, . . jhat'the-ckuso relating to length of residence of applicants for aid be altered to pro-vide-that-ivnerß an: applicant has not resided ' for three consecutive months, in one district he be .t?ken as belonging to tho district in ■ which ho has resided longest. • ~' ~ • The question was also raised-as tb'whcthw thortcrm:, " institution " , as- defined in. tho Bill applied to a benevolent institution: f Messrs. F. 6. Bolton,/J.. Smith, and the chairman wero. appointed the Board's dele- . gates to tho conference. .