WESTLAND HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 April 1910, Page 1

WESTLAND HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The first meeting > of the above Board was held at Hokitika yesterday. The first business was the election of a chairman, for which the voting was as un‘lVf: 7, Bock 6, Toonicy 5, b'hfton 5 and Brine 4.

A ballot for third place was necessary, as .Messrs Tourney and Clifton tied. Result Clifton 6, Toomey 3.

'I he number was then reduced to two, (he voting being Bock 6. McCnigan 6. Ciiftc-i 6. It was resolved to reduce the number to one. the voting being MeGnigan 4, Clifton 4. Bock 1. ' Another ballot was necessary, and the final resulted:— Mcfluigan 5. Clifton 4. The Secretary then declared Mr MeOnigau duly elected for the ensuing twelve months. .Mr Peake (secretary to the old Board) was appointed secretary,,at £2OO per annum. Messrs Murdoch and Kennedy were appointed a committee to control’(lie hospital at Knniara, and Mr Bruce for (be Ross institution.

Mr Clifton moved that all hospital minuiiMees bo asked to continue in office, and that (lie usual commissions lie allowed the secretaries on amounts collected. Seconded '>y Mr Buck and carried. I'j mi (lie Knniara Hospital Trustees, '•“king permission to carry on the local blabs of the Hospital ns mid,a llie ,|d ’ t:, I. Consideration defened till next meeting, Mr Murdoch moved t hot (lie Board in -txnw over the filiations hitherto exer ised by the Westland Hospital Tinslees, ' oniara Hospital Trustees ami Hokitika benevolent Soiieiy desire to phn e on rend its apprei iation ol the splendid work Jatnitoiisly perfermed by these bodies or the past 25 years and that this reso

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