COLLECTING HOSPITAL FEES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 August 1924, Page 3

COLLECTING HOSPITAL FEES.

A NEW SYSTEM* ihe new system of collection of fees by the Auckland Hospital Board is proving satisfactory. At Tuesday’s meeting of the board, the fees committee reported that figures 'proved that the system which was being aimed at, namely, concentrating efforts on the more recent accounts in preference to the very old ones, was the policy to lie adopted if the maximum amount of fees was to be collected. There were now no accounts remaining on the books dating over two years. The amount of the fess collected for four months to date was £lO,953, as against £6756 for the corresponding period of last year (states the Aew Zealand Herald). The committee also reported that it had dealt with a number of difficult cases. Tt was deemed inadvisable to proceed further, and the amounts were ordered to be w>itten off as irrecoverable. Instructions were given to take legal proceeding against several delinquents who had failed to respond to letters. Accounts against other hospital boards were still in a very unsatisfactory position. The majority of boards seemed to ignore entirely requests for payment. The amount owing at present, part of which dated back a number of years, was over £SOO. Twelve boards had been written to, demanding payment within one month, failing which the matter would be referred to the Minister for his decision. The report was adopted.