HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 May 1906, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

A meeting of tiic above board was held yesterday. Present: —Messrs Janies Hargreaves (cliair), Marshall, Alison, Larkin, B. Hart. James Kerr, Larkin, Kyall, liar ris and Russell. Relief to a destitute family at C'obden was, on the motion of the Chairman, continued for the present. An application from the Trustees of the Dunedin Hospital for the payment of £39 16s for the treatment at a Groymouth patient was granted. An applicant for relief —a widow with a practical :lv grown-up family, was refused assistance, as it was ascertained that the earnings of the family exceeded £9 per month. Several applications for relief were considered and dealt with.

The balance-sheet for the rear ending 31st March, 1906, was submitted by the Secretary and ordered to lay on the table, as was also a statement of receipts and liabilities for the ensuing year as follows: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. Excess of liabilities over assets .. £IBO Grey River Hospital .‘. • • 1500 Benevolent Society .. • • ''-60 Industrial School .. . • • • 500 Outdoor relief “100 Jubilee relief for the blind .. .. 26 Salaries and contingencies .. 100 Other institutions 55 £3120 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. Contributions by local bodies ..£1560 Government subsidy £ for £ .. 1560 £3120 Resolved that a levy of £1560 he mackon the contributing bodies. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, 1906. ASSETS.

Hosnital and Charitable Aid Board £280. y LIABILITIES. • Bank overdraft •• £183 1 10 Outstanding accounts .. 03 15 0 Salary / 10 0 £254 Relief for year .. • • 288 4 10 0 0 £542 Less Assets • • • • 280 0 0 0 0 » ' £262 4 10 After transacting a good deal of ordinary routine business, the meeting tormi Dated.