PATEA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 July 1925, Page 7

PATEA.

DOMAIN BOARD MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Patea Domain Board was held on Monday, Mr C. H. Fairweather piesiding. An offer of Messrs* Comisky to paint the memorial gates was accepted.—The Taranaki Rugby. Union wrote stating that the union proposed to pay the board 12J per cent ot the net gate proceeds from matches on the Domain. A deputation waited on the hoard asking that the gymnassium'', floor be lifted in order to give the footballers better facilities for training.- It was decided to defer consideration, till next and to allow r€prDß6nta.tiY©g of various sports club and the public to express their opinions. The secretary reported a, credit balance of £35 10s. HOSPITAL BOARD.. The monthly meeting of the Patea Hospital Board was held on Tuesday, the Rev. W. Watson presiding. Mr J. Gibbs asked the board to accept a cheque to purchase a cowing machine for the Nurses’ Home. The offer was accepted gratefully., , The question of appointing a night nurse was considered. It was stated that- there would, have to be an addition of two nurses to the staff if there were to be two permanent night nurses. It was decided to take no action. The matter of enforcing the tions of the contract- for the Nurses’ Home was discussed. It was decided to leave it in the architect’s hands. The medical superintendent (Dr. Simmons) reported: Patients in hospital. June 1. 12: admitted. 17 ; discharged. 11; died, 2; in hospital, June 30. 16. .... The chairman and Mr Middleton were appointed a committee to arrange for the clearing of the board’s reserve and i-eplanting same. COURSING. Z A party of about 40 members of the Patea Coursing Club journeyed to the power house recently, and as a result of the day’s outing brought home 10 hares alive and or.e which died, of fright. The club has now 54 hares to be trained, so that the coming coursing meeting will certainly lie a.success.