PAYMENT OF FEES

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3798, 16 August 1932, Page 6

PAYMENT OF FEES

BY FRIENDLY SOCIETIES HOSPITAJL BOA ED S POSITION “The--© people turned down the ottered by the Board before, land 1 do not think that any good purpose could be served by •meeting them again,” ■coninn.iiVtcd Air Ah-Elroy a.L liio monthly meet-' ing of the Painters ton Hospital Board yesterday .afternoon when, the matter of negoitatior.is with the Co.mbinvd Friendly Societies’ Association regarding the- bus's for tli© payment of patients’ ices was brought up.

“1 do not think that is the spirit* which 'his board should take up,’ 3 stated Air Alansford. It is not securing us any advantage at all AYo lime ahead great difficulties. He moved that two representatives of the executive la* .appointed by the board to arrange a suitable date for a meeting with the lepresCintatives of the friendly societies. Air Catley seconded the motion. Afr AlcEilroy moved ? as an amendment, that the recommendation of the executive to invite tli© friendly

societies to send representatives to tli© executive committee mooting be 3 ceeived .

Air Howell seconded the motion, staling that the position had .not altered since the last intimation given that 80 per cent, of tlie. friendly soviet v patients were in a. position to pay tb© full feesAir Monk said the hoard should first decide the term s which, it was.

going to •submit. intimately tlie matter wa-s held over pending the col lecii: ion of information ,;.,nJ submission of a. re. part l.i- the niemaging-ieGietary to the next meeting.