HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1917, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID

MHKTINU *>if /UHKY T><*AKl). An ordinary moating of 1 iio (irt’V f 1 osj)i 1a 1 ;uul Charitable Aid Board was held lids afternoon at I lit 1 Hoard’s olHees. ! own Mallidesen; —Messrs M- Hannan (('hairnia u), -I. i'inn. tl, ]•’. Perkins, -i- McCarthy. W. Pnrlill, and .lames irvine. (i )H!,{iISPUA DKATKfiolin Tindale, jun-, a]>]>)ird tor .ndiel tin India!! ot an old man at Maori Creek- Mr Tindale appeared in person before the .Board and a monthly allowance of i'd was granted. The Secretary of the Blackball Medical Association forwarded a cheone, in accordance with agreement, for tin* maintenance of beds at !be institution for the Association's members. - ceivedMr W ■ Kviin, superintendent of the Creymonth Fire Brigade, reported on appliances at (lie ! 1 1 >spita i• The hydrants were in good working order- 1 lm> lead oi canvas hose was in bad repair, and bad received immediate attention. lie suggested that KtfHl of host' in' placed at the rear ot tin 1 Old Men’s Ward to provide a decree of protection ‘lor the isolation ward. The brick portion of tin l institution was well supplied with ineb-liiread lapstic recommended iliai itlOit of Ihree-uuarier inch rubber hose in two sections lie mounled on a specially-built barrow, wit It revolving drum. The cost of the carrying out of 1 lie recommendations made was estimated at AI •’ ■ Mr. Parllti moved Hie recommenda(init.s of the Suporhdundent be came:! out. —Seconded by Mr. McCarthy and carried. Benjamin Itur.it wrote stating he desired to renew bis contributions «° iho hospital on the old plan of annual ticket, in which manner lie had contributed for about -10 years, lie -asked if any privileges! were attached to sued tickctr. in the way of maintenance concession:;. — Received. The Chairman explained that in part vcair. the- country committees collected the .£1 for tickets, whic.i gave assurance against maintenance if the holder became a patient at the institution- That practice, however, had practically died out. A few m Maori Creek still paid the annual me and in such casts lie thought the former concession should still apply. This view was corroborated by Mr. MeCarthv. and it was decided that Mr. ITurat’ he Unformed that if he should need treatment at the hospital his ticket would he renewed and he would he admitted to the hospital without further charge. The Inspcctor-tfuneral of Hospitals wrote slating that from the latestvaluation and census, ligures it was found that the Grey County was entitled to three members, GreymontSi Borough four, and Brunner and Runanga Boroughs (combined) one.— Received. The Treasury advised payment of usual subsidy. Received. Mrs Crutch wrote thanking the Board for assistance—Received.

The Assistant Director of Education wrote in regard to claims for maintenance uf indigent children in industrial schools. —Received. , . Tie Auckland Hospital advised admittain j ot two patients to its institution from the (.'.rev district.—Received. Dr Usher, medical superintendent., retnttiinendecl the acceptance of Kempthonw Prosper and Co.'s tender for drugs.— Agreed to. Tl;e Department of Public Health forwarded copies of reports on inl'antilo pai a lysis and the annual report of the ivp'riuient for 1916.—Received. MATROX'S REPORT. dealing with t.be Matron's report, it resolved that the -Matron be author to advertise for a cook and assistant: Vnrses Dolph and Wilson were recomuded to he retained as staff nurses and it a probationer be appointed.—Agreed