HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

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

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

[Die '.fortnightly meeting of tho Wellington Hospital Trustees ,was hold yesterday morning; "wben'Mihcre litere present :—Tlie' lion. C..M;;Luko, M.L.C. (m tho chair), and Messrs:' F. G. A. C. Pearco, R. C. KirkAG:- London, AVv H.'. Hales; G. Nash, and.J. Danks.' . (.ThoAtotisl : number of■' patients in the' WellirigtbhwHdspital was' stated to be 218, thore wore-35. in tho Victoria Hospital, and 2d in tho Seddon Hospital.. : ',;.Th6: ; stjitoment showed that £2916.135. . 4d. had been received from tho District Board.' The total receipts came to £3Ju2 os. 9d., and tho . expenditure to £90113 a. 10d., leaving a balanco' of £2550 6s. lOd. • Thti/Finanee. Committee recommended that a .tenant 'be "sued 'for £30 rent overdue, and' another for £242 103. for rent' overdue; that'maintenance accounts to tho amount.bf:j£29 9s. be suedfor; and that maintenance accounts to tho amount of £40 9s. be written off. Tho recommendations woro approved of. ■ The'. House. Committee recommended:— Helping Hand Mission Sister bo allowed• tol;visit on non-visiting days; that Pr... Patrick's resignation be acoeptcd with regret", and "good wishes for his future, welfare jitbat : " the 'resignation of' Sister Smith . bojaibopted;.that a letter be forwarded to for Health, pointing out that report the FbVer.llospit'ar is a matter of increasing urhim to .expedite tho surveys'j'.that a. water .sorvico bo takori off the* fteiv main to,, the buildings on tho-high levels!for.household supply; that certain al-terations'to.-,the firo switches as jter' recommendation of the'Firo'Brigade Superintnndefit,V giving automatic and immediate connection.' of all parts with' firo station, bo nlacle;. that tendors be called for tho building of a baker's oven; that specifications bo pre-. '.pared jiiiid tender's called for tho building of tho.band rotunda. ;Considerable discussion' took plaoo regarding tlie" proposal to build a baker's oven to bake' bread- for tho uso of tho inmates. It wiis.filially decided - to adopt tho Committee's suggestion, and the report was approved. It-.was decided that tho duties . alfccting tho'< drug .contract be' provided for in next year's;'specifications. Tho new tariff has aifccted -drugs, and tho "contractors wished the Trustees to boar tho'extra cost, but the Triistcos have legal advice that they at;o not liable: ■ 'Mr., Pearco asked for a return regarding, the; honorary medical staff from the timo "they- 1 wore appointed to the present timo. Ho said ho had a reason for. tho request, and he-wbuld . disclose it when the roturn was prepared. Mr. Da'nks then asked for a return showing the attendance of members at Committco meetings. \'lt seemed a pity, said the speaker, that members exercised their intelligence at the fortnightly meetings only, and not in Committee work.