FREE AMBULANCE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 201, 22 May 1936, Page 15

FREE AMBULANCE

♦ Report of Last Month’s Operations At yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington Free Ambulance Board the superintendent, Mr. F. Roffe, reported that during the month of April the ambulance had attended to 071 transports, 12S accident cases, and eight slight office cases—a total of 1107. The details of those cases are as follow: City and suburbs, 953; Eastbourne, 7; Johnsonville, 3; Koro Koro, 5; Lowry Bay, 1; Lower Hutt, 45; Mangaroa Valley, 1 ; Ngahauranga, 1; Otaki, 9; Petone, 35; to Porirua, 6; from Porirua, 4; Paremata, 1; Paekakariki, 3; Paraparaumu, 3; Pukerua Bay, 1; Silverstream, 9; Tawa Flat, 2; Treutham, 1; Upper Hutt, 13 ; Wallnccville, 1 ; Wuikanae, 1; and Wanganui, 1. The honorary staff was on duty for 113 hours during the month. The total number of cases attended by the Free Ambulance up to date was GG,407, and the number of miles travelled by the ambulances was 633,397. The following donations were acknowledged : Mrs. Chudley, £3/10/-; M. M. Pizer, £2/5/-; Mrs. S. Smith, £2; M. V. Watson, £l/1/-; G. Forbes, W. D. Goodwin, New Zealand Shipping Co.. W. L. Healy and Mrs. S. Campbell, £1 each; Mrs. C. Coventry, 11. Armstrong and H. M. Conyngham, 10/- each; Mrs. Mackay, 15/-; It. kornahan, J. Brogen, A. Joiner, Mrs. W. H. Lampen-Smith and Anonymous, 5/- each; T. Jackson, 5/-; Mrs. Stevens, 2/6; and Joan Stevens, 2/-. "Wellington Stadiums Ltd. forwarding donation £3/3/-; Bowen Street Hospital, Mrs. 11. D. Crawford and Pacific Lodge U.A.0.D., £2/2/- each ; Mrs. M. E. Pritchard, £l/10/-; Wellington College Old Boys’ Football Club, James Marchbanks, Alex Cowan and Sons, C. and A. Odlin Ltd., Carrara Ceiling Co., Dr. Fred T. Bowerbank, Khandallah Progress Asso-

ciation. Coronation. Lodge No. 127, National Electrical and Engineering Co. Ltd., Victoria Laundry, Dr. Sylvia Chapman, C. C. Wakefield and Co. and Wellington Basketball Association, £l/1/cach; Eastbourne Croquet Club and Amalgamated Society of Painters and Deeoratoiw, £1 each; Lower Hutt Association Football Club and E. M. Sandston, 10/6 each; Miramar South School Committee, 7/6. Other donations received are as follow: Town clerk, Wellington, £3OO grant from City Council: George and George's staff, £6/19/-; Gear Meat Company (Petone),’£6/8/6; Seatoun Croquet Club, £5/18/-; Hutt Valley Tramping Club, £2/14/6: Mr. G. H. Guthrie, 5/(balance of street day).