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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 70, 20 September 1904, Page 4

The fortnightly meeting of tb,e Hospital Trustees wua held to-day. ' Them wprp present Messrs. C. U- J*uke (Chairman), H. Cook, R. Lee, G. London, J, Smith, C. W. Brown. J. Da/nks, R. O. Kirk, and R. B. Williams. The Allowing retjojnjnendafcions pf iJ»p House Con* mittea yqge adopted ; —That Megarq, D^nka and Smith be appointed a pomniltteo tq select gw fit-tings' fqr thp Chronic Invalids' Hopip tl)*t J)i'. M Gregor bo informed tliot the hot water system at the Hospital hq« been greatly improved since his k\»t visit, andtliat hfl be aaked to visit the Hospital ond inspect it and be informed that a Bum of money will be spent m improving the condit)on of the lavntories as soon as fundi Will permit ; that steps be taken to recover amount owing for u«jo qf section in Revans-stveet j that prpeeedmgs bo taken againrf, tlje. PAlmcrston Nortb Boir pitnl Board for rtcovery of coat of treatment in Hpapital of an indigent patient ff o otl i Hslcomlw. Accpunts, «jnunting t'« £806, wore paflfed for j»ayment, ajri k was also deejded to pwk* a prqgres* payment of £260 to the co»4ractor fqr tho Nurses' Home. ' 'p- • ' w Tho main question Which the Registrar of Patents was cqjjed upon to floclde loft week ip rfig^rd to tfao applicafcjop of Messrs. Moofa and Heßkefcf,, of Melbourne, for lexers patent for a proce^p fpr dealing with' New Zealand iron.stpnfl, was' which <fi two rival applicants was the true inventor. After hearing Messrs. Baldwin and Rayward, on half of Afr. Lungley, of ' Melbourne, who opposed Moore and Heskotfs application aud Messrs: Young and Hunter on behalf of ftioore and Heskett, tho Rpgjstrar dppided that with the. infprmatton before. h,jm be woijld grant both patents, and gavq l^r. tHngjevr '^ date prjpr Jo Mporp and ]r|eskett. ,The cvm wi}l jnost jj^op^biy be trw^aforred to th» bupremo CouTt for final dpcision. Tj}o fojlowing tenders have been accepted fpr the fwrnfttirp required fpy tha Nurses' JJpmi; :— Redsteads,* E. W. M»ll« and Co. 5 chaijw, H. Pi^dpr mi the pconllar Co. j couches, the D.1.0. ; ensy chah-s and duchess tables, E. Collie; sideboard and dinner wagon, fhe Scoujlar Op.'; oocosional tables, di'es^r, holl^tand, an 4 dinjng tobUp, D. and J, Ritohie. ' Now Zealand has now a world-wido roputation for its experimental lpgjslationj and commissioners and e^pertsTfrorn distant lands are constaqtly touring th« colony and enquiring intq the working of our varjous Stab systems. Many theories havo bpen ad.v»pccd as to th< reasqn why wo legislate bo much, but the theory propounded by Mr. Robert Loo at tho meeting of the Lower Hutt Bprougli Cpuqcil la9t evening whea speaking of the drainage question thrown new light on the subject. A great many people," he said, "will not be clean unless they are compelled. That is one of the reasons why we have bo much legislation,." News has reached Hamilton that tho tohupga crazp is raging at a placo called Puketapu, on the opposite side of the Waikato River to Rangiriri. Eight deaths aro reported to have taken place Sfite recently (writes" tho N/ew Zealand erald corresppndent). Two of (he victims, had been' treated in "th«" Waik.ato HospHal : they left that institution, anc} proceeded straight for troatnient by thti tohunga. Patients are flocking to tbio man from all parts qf the district, most' ly women and young girls suffering frorm internal complaints. His mode of treatment of his patients is stated, on the authority of an old Maori, to' be most, disgusting. Urgent and searching en* quiry is necessary, with a view of put ting an ond to the practice. The Garrison Band's shore of the pro> oceda of the forthcoming bas&ar,* wiich is to bo opened at the Dnllabed on Saturday next by Hi? Excellency the Governor (Lord Plunkct), is to ba devoted to tha purchasing of new instruments. Most of the instruments now in use are very much worn, and need replacing. If tho band wishes to maintain its reputation it y$ necessary that it should have tho best instruments procurable. It is tstimated 'that tho cost of those required wjll be about £40p. An attempt to steal a bioyole was mado at the corner of Willis-street and Lamb, ton-quay last evening by a man named Patrick Rafferty. * The machine had been lett in r rocoss, by a tramway employee^ and some (inte before it W&J( m.isscd by its owner a- constable saw Rafferty carrying a bjeyplp up the gangway 0? tha Kumara. Subsequently the theft was reported, and the constable bqardpd the vessel and found the bicycle hiddeu down below- A few minutes afterward! RajTerty was, arrested and found to b« disguised as t fi,roman. On the way tq the station he kickod and bit tho arresting eppstabjo, and resisted violently. Th)B morning he appeared before thi Court to answer for his conduot, and was sent to gaol by Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., for three months on a charge of ■ theft of tho machine, and was fineoV^Os, in default fourteen days, for resisting Constable M'Cormack. Accused asked for a chance, and said he had never been convicted of theft before. Tho Magis- ' trate, however, knew bettpr, and h,pld,Mg . up a list sQJd, "What about the month \ you servea in Lyttelton for theft!" Thi police explained that accused did not belong to tho Kumara, and that ho had lately been living tho life of % vagrant. . One first-offending inebriate was fined ' ss, in default twenty-fpur hours. The vacant sections ip Revano-street belonging to the HospitaJ Trustees ar< to be pffered on letiso for % yc*ra with a revaluation every 14 years thereafter. Kach lessee must build w>thm three years, nnd must epeot a. building costing at least £500, nn.d with wall plates not less than 25ft high. The following' (subscriptions recciyed b,j the Society for the Prevention of Crueltj to Animals -were acjijjowiedged «t yest<r day's meeting :-^Me#iw. Thos. T»rnbuP and Son, £1 2s 6d j Mr. T. M. Wilford, £1; Messrs. C. B. Moriaon, E. Q. Pilchpr, Waidell Bros, and Co,, Skerrett, Wyllie and Weston, 10s each ; Mesdamca J. Joseph, Pynseut, Oftuton, and Messrs. Wornock and Adkin, P. 08. Loughnan, J. D. Ritohie, W. H. Millward, Yirtuo and Co., Q, E. Leightori, . \V. Littleiohn, Q, Winder, J.W.P., • F.W.M., Pr. Swart, KaiapOi Woolle© Company, 5s each ; J Parker and 0.E.," 3s each ; Miss. J, C. Maxwell, H.H., 337Q, Messra. F. Moore, J. Henderson, P. Hay. man, G. Denton, W. H. Green, W> Hendry, Maodontjld and Carrie, 0. R. Stewart, J. Ffixwb, J. Downes, 2s 6A each; Friends, 17s 6d. Tot^l, $\Q ;&» 6d. Marton has gone in fpr a municipal lycontrolled theatre, The npw bt^ildmg— ' which is to be known as the Opera House — occupies * corner site in the main ' street, and is a distinct addition to th« architecture of thi town. In. site it mea^ suros 50ft x 86ft, of which th<j stage* alone occupies 50ft x 30ft. The heighth w 30ft. Newly-paißted scenery, borders, side-wings, etc., have beoß provided fw the use of companies. The seating ac* commodation in for 600 (dress circle* stalls,- and pit), and there are ample fire, eooape dopw both up and down stain. Dressingrooms have also been fitted up foi both sexes. The building is lit with goa throughout, aad the acoustic proper*, ties of the theatre have b*«n pronounced by experts as ajl tJifct could be desired, ■ Marton thus hopes to attract visits in future from touring theatrical companies. Furniture carefully packed, stored, and removed by experienced men ; special low rates. New Zealand Express Company, ISO. 20, Oufttomhouso-CLuay. 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