HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETINC.^ /. : ; The monthly-meeting of : the Welling-. : :'" *on 'Hospital: and Charitable Aid Board ;.'-, teas held yesterday, -there being ;prey\ Sent:—The chairman (Mr.: J. G.'y W. ' : ' iAitken),,Sliss.Richmond, ,and ".Messrs. £R-C; Kirk, D. Sobertson, 1 B. E.. Gard- ! toerl W;' Tompsitt,vA.:iH.; Hinimkrsli, ■ ':'. (G. Nash, G. London, J.Eii.Fifagerald, to Baldwin, F/T; Moore, W. Galloway, Jas. Godber, J. Smith, Jas. Trevor, D. ■y.y M'Laien, :.M.P. ) ;"and: A.. '.''■'.-. Evans..'' : ' ':.- : '•• •'•',' ■.' - ' •■ ■ The Inspector-General of Hospitals : <Dr. Valintine) .attended .the meetingin a consultative capacity. ■ . ; ', "" . Ihe New Regime j Six Months' Finance. ; .".'.' With ;of.-' showing /.the ' ■£nanoial/Te'sulfe : ;of:;.the..operations of the new board for ihe; past sis months '■':■ a v statement: of •.■.■receipts andyexpendi- '''■"' tore for '.that period (ending September :'■■ 30) :wae",laid;on;the table:;, .The gross actual,- expenditure.- in respect. of. ■ the .Wellington Hospital, the Infections Diseases Hospital,' the Ofakl Hospital and ■:, Sanatorium;- the Otaki capital and farm expenditure account,' charitable aid .and :r adniinistrative. expenses ' (head ■ office) : ■ .; was' £25,646,- or. £2956. under •:thti- gross ■v. •estimate, while, the gross '■ receipts' -'total-' :- Jed £4618, or £344 : under the estimate: ■s-:' ;With regard to the'.latter,' the njceipts :i from : ; the Wellington-Hospital t were .'-•■£339 'under the estimate; Otaki Hospi-' .:':'tal and',Sanatorium, £115 under'; .while. 1-'-Che , receipts' from, the pharitabley Aid ,; ■• .iDepartment, were.,£llo : over ,:;the.esti,",;/m:ates:.S';An analysis^ofHh'e,various ex-. ■'•' - : : penditure amounts, .showed that AVel- "•■:' vlngton::H<>spital i/ was , '.'£2276 'under ..the .the Infectious Diseases Hos- ■: pital,, : £348. oVer;. the ;Otaki Hospital, .'■ £32 ibver; y the/.Otaki 'Sanatorium,. £25 'under; the Otaki capitalyand farm yex•H . penditura > account, £483 :'.iinder.; chari- '; .toble;;aid,,.£^o47, ( .under:; head office ad- ''■■■ ;animstration' i amdnnt,;.£:i9s'ov'er. : ; ' : .'' ;/. ; > -The .return .was 'adopted./ .. : , '-~. ■i' l Mattered \; : Q ■ ' ■;:', : : ■.;'.: On the .recommendation ■ of the Hos'jJTtal;.Gommittee::'.;:■'. .\. ■ }'v '-■>. .■-.':■ ■: v>:\Sisfer. 1.-'Willis's/resignation-was.lac-VCepted;?,:;- ■::;■. :■''; r:: :''' '';:.. ,':■; ■:.".-'/!-"'.."V'.-->: ■;■y -:■" The -matron 'of the-Wellingt6n..H6spi-■:.7. talil:;Miss:Tay.ne,' was allqwed; to , accept .: ~t heia ppointment the '■■■' . Act,, as requested j. ■ly :the B«gjstrar:-: ''';'!'. '-r-i, '. '■■". ;V . ..'-. ■ "•''.. ■:- '" • The medical■'■■ superdhtendent. was '-. au- -;,. an'exchangeo'f cer- , :•■ tain patients between, the Victoria: Hos- > . pital.aM the Ohiro-Home, according to •;■ .the suitabilitv, of- their cases for.'the re- / ..Bpective:--/ih3titutioas.; v ;>' -:':-- : ~-y::;': -' ; -:H ; v'. [)■■■'': . It .'wasi/reso.lyed.that'the City. ..Council, :•'■ be:': approached - with v a', view' to- having-, aprovided.(opposite main.gate.in Hevans.Street. ; ■' : V Matters'in connection .-with; the Otaki ■'• "Hospital;and,-.Sana'torium wereialsoi rey ■;. ported ; ;;:.':-.tM..-/-.C-'-It- ! .■: hart .(Clnstchiirch; Hospital ..and;:Sana- '''. : t6rium)lhad been appointed to the staff .'; 'of',the-iptaki:-Hospital,^vice'■'•Sister Sex--' ;.:' : '-'- ton' (resigned);' j^':v;k^ ,:■■'■. 'r|y V,:•/%;■• y;',. :;t; 30i : *10. male. ;.',;-v>and!2 femaleypatierife J in ! the Otaki.Hos--■..y.pital, patients' , : fromythe 'sanatorium shoVed' that)three- / ,were : "much}imprqved, I 'y.one : ,t somewbat ;. . improved,'',', and one : ,'.'no impro'yement":;'■::,:four, had ; returnW.t<);tbeir ; pwn;■homes, , . -';'.' and 'oneiwent to' thoytree-plahting camp ■■'i'. at : i;'-.'^ : ';-'\ :^: :-.;sn. ■ "-, .';'. y-.y •■ \ ■ ;;;i'€d;:;t^ree; : w&l£s.'. ! leave':of absence'from

Applications , were .resolved v up'6n to; tie. ailed;.for v the'position of, : typist in.the iead ; ofEce. ■; i> Salary/as -fixed., previously,: £80':;perAaiuium:;::the;:,]?inance^and]iPro-pertyvPoinmtteeV-lx)' make-the 'appoint- , meht:<;j ;**v;^ : *K'«j;'"'7* "; o■ '# ■■'->4s •'.: - : ■;. : It'ywas 'decided;.tnat'si>eps'ibe -vtakeiii-:by": the .board to recover,: : if possible, .under Subsection :li" - Seotion-'72/r of. the HbspiitalssAct;i'l9(ra;. from the Stratford ! Hos:.pital r and''pharitable: Aid Board'tne^sum of £I:l7s.*'9d.j. being'the cost of trans-".■poift'-'of'-.a 'certain 'destitute "woman and ;.^ner;vchil|rett'--toyStratfprd,; ; that^bmE : ■■,vtKβ;■^ist^<!t^■■ : fe• : wh^cH■■^■■s^β•■■^appea^ed■ .^:legapy;^t6^bel6ng;.•; < : ;iA fit o^:vp-v-^. : i'-V-'//^T! r *s";ai^e^ ? : -;bn^tfe.T«omitiOTdation. :..' or .'.the 'committee, .■.that".-tHe-•salary' l " ; : o'f ''■Mr.;;R6bertsi;' ; ;Head/;overseer" '-of- the ,i...Ohiro; Honiei': bo increased: from £7 ' -tt> ;.;;■' per-'-nidnthj;as -ifroni

■'■:}';■ •.■ ; -.The,' following were appointed. ; iiddi- ■;■ -■:■tional/.members of the.HorowhemiaSub- ■ 0.,.-oistwci-iCommitteej. for the":purpose. of ■: ' .providang, immediate .temporary relief to k' .necessitous.'persons■ on }z the ; ;linesi laid aV--™Tm,:;by;-raie - j;.;TOmmitt&:^%lri ,: "-: f 'Geb'' ;. Watson, -^aikanac; ;.Xfr\- Henry: Wmdi-■■; ley, TeHoro; Mr.' H. Keemaii,.;O.taki ;■ v , Jbjrn ai'Leavey^Ohau;: theT6\vn : ' ; .;y er k.r-i'eviii;..Mrl.:Richa:rds;. Levin. 'out- , ;^& S * r J? t; ~ Mr - : 1 , -:lW;»^nh StephenscHy Shannon.: ■:)■ ;\:', ■ ; ■