WESTLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1923, Page 4

WESTLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

MONDAY, APRIL 9th

The Board met at 8.10 p.m. Present : - Messrs J. J. Breeze (Clitiirinan) T. \V. Duff, AV. Jeffries, h. M. Morel, \Y. IT. Chinn, G. H. Blank, and W. Burrell. An apology was made for the absence of Mr Davidson. The minutes were eonlirmcd and outwarti correspondence approved. IX AY ART.) ('OR li RSI’ON i) K X CK. From Dircetor-Goneral of Health. AA'cllington. giving authority for overdraft up to ICOn.--Received; It was resolved to ask Tor authority up to £I.OOO.

From Same, agreeing to grant advance on subsidy up to £IOOO. Received and application for same approved. From Same forwarding copy of gazette apportioning representation of members of the Board:—Westland C'-imiy d. Hokitika Borough 2. Ross and Knniara combined 1.- Received. From l’uhlie Trustee. Wellington, graining ham of 17000 as from Apiil Isi . Received. Air .lcfi lie-, moved that tin' Public Trustee he telegraphed la a-king that the amount he furwarded at once to the credit of the IF aid. Seconded lay Air Duff and carried.

From Dr. Baird, replying to enquiry as to major operations, and the necessity therefore., together with fees charged.— Received. From AA'aiho Committee approving oi plans for cottage.- Received: h was resolved to enquire why the promised £3O for furniture had not hcen sent.

From Grey Hospital Board re conference of Reefton, Grey and Hokitika Hoards and Kumara Borough Council in regard it: an Old Peoples' Home tor the Coast.- Received: The (Tutirnmn moved that a courteous reply he sent 'tilling that the Board had completed arrangi’iuems for the erection ol a

home for the old people of this distriet. The Chairman stated that lour years ago a similar eoulei'enee had been called and bad proved futile. Now the Board had completed its own arrangements.

Air Jeffries seconded the motion, stating the Board had pledged itself to a certain course of net ion and this could not now he altered. The motion was agreed to.

l-rom Kumara Medical Fund In: warding £37 IDs and list of subscriber in the doctor's fund. - Received. Fie in park and Murdoch forum-din £6 10 s moneys received on account n Kuan). Received.

From Employees. Kumara Home re holidays. Received and U> be arranged for in the ii-nnl maimer.

From District Traffic Manager re maintenance (Lie by a railway cm- ]• 1 1 yec. Received; It wi's resolved to sue for the amount duo forthwith. From a Ross resident thanking the Board for kind treatment received at their hands. Received.

I'Toiu Otira Hospital Committee forwarding L'II Is (id. conti ilnitiens am £3 from Dr Ka-l.—Received. From several iv maintenance accounts. Received and dealt with. .AlO'l lON OF t ONDOLKNCK.

The Chairman moved that the Bonn j | record its. deep sense of the loss sitsj I tained by the death of .Matron I .it l U | I and that a letter of condolence he ft r j | warded to the relatives. Seconded In 1 { Mr Dull’ and carried in silence. I I A R.RANG KM FNT OF STAFF, i | The Chairman moved that the pro I sent staff he promoted. Sister Hnrri ! m he Matron: Sister Bunell to la Senior SisLer and Sister Cheverton |, he junior sister. Seconded hy Ml j Ruff and carried. ] A!, Blank nn ,-, ,1 that Hie adju: I in. o. ihe salaries 0 f tile stall' ma-k I . Hi Finance Committee he approt. ' d. Si" oiuletl by Mr Jeffries and car- : 1 te.l. 'L'ne • .tilde. : relief pi opo-als as lo ! i-emnieiide i li\ the Film me Ceiiiiuilt.ee " ere approv'd. • Acfoiints amomti'iig to £-171 3s Bd. I w ere passed for j aynieui. The i'l e.i'UiVi reported ike reeei|t' i were £II d 7 S- od : payment' £991 I7s j 7 d : Credit buhuee tit Us lid; Budd- | ing fund expenditure to date £8768 Ids I I Id. - Received. I.FA'Y FOR YEAR. | The Secretary re: 1 :! the following: j The Regi-Car General. Wellington. I notified the capital values of the dtsj t rift in v.hieh the levy for the year i was to he struck its follows: ■ AA’esiland County ... £783.195 (last year £012,107.) Hokitika linrough ... £202.311 (last year £202.1 17.) Kumara Borough ... £25.200 (last yen- £21,878.) Ross Borough ... C 10.7(1(5 (last year £10.001.1 Ti la! for district ... £1 .030.61 I Last year's figures £876.01i0.) The estimated ligures were as follows the bracketed ligures being last year's expenditure : kxrkxi iitfrt:. .Bank overdraft ... £O7O 10 7 AYestlaml Hospital £OOOO 0 0 (£0710) i (Kira iJ.• -nit i| £IOOO 0 0 ( 69, 8) I Kumara O. I’. Home ... £IBOO 0 0 (£1800) Refund of Pensions ... C3UO 0 (I (£3021 Outdoor relief ... £OOO 0 0 (£-122) Sanatorium foe ... £17)0 0 0 S. AY. Nursing ... £2-50 0 0 ( C 233) Tiidnsirial Schools ... £-A0 0 0 Dector's fund Kumara ... £ I-A0 0 0 (£116) Rates. Interest, etc., ... C 7,0 (I 0 (£7.0) Board ... £-">00 0 0 ( 17,1 .A) CAPITAL KXPKXDnTRF Administrative quarters £10.7,20 0 0 Nurses Cottage AA’aiho £760 0 0 Repayment of loan and ini. £6lO 0 0 Total 23.271 10 7 RECEIPTS. A'olunP'rv Contributions £l5O 0 0 .Subsidy cn A'ol. toil. ... £7,10 0 0 Patients payments ... £2OOO 0 0 Pensions ... £ll-50 0 0 Rents etc., ... £IOO 0 0 hand Agents lie. ... £0 0 0 Unclassified receipts ... £1)20 0 0 Unclassified receipts ... Llsl Iff 7 Government grants Otira £3OO 0 0 .Sanatorium fees ... £IOO 0 0 Maintenance levy ... £2060 0 0 Maintenance subsidy ... £27-10 Capital levy ... £l3B 0 0 Capital Subsidy ... £-138 0 0 Transfer from Building fund ... £3529 0 0 Loan ... £7OOO 0 0 Cash in Maintenance Ac. £2OO 0 0 Subsidy unclaimed ... £2lO 0 0 Total ... £23.271 10 7 Maintenance levy ... £2940 0 0 Capital levy ... £l3B 0 0 Maintenance Subsidy ... £27-16 0 0 Capita] Subsidy ... £438 0 0 £3lßl 0 0 Total levy ... £3398 0 0 Total subsidy ... £BIB4 0 0 £6582 0 0 Tiie Secretary .submitted The following figures of the proposed levy for the ensuing year: Total levy for the year £6382 0 0 To he found hy local bodies £3398 0 0 To be found hy Government £3lB-1 0 0 The contributions of the local bodies will be as follows: Westland County ... £2392 6 0 (increase of £l-13 on last year.) Hokitika Borough ... £669 15 0 (decrease of £138.)

Kumara Borough ... £7O 10 0 (decrease of £lO 10s.) Ross Borough ... £65 8 0 (decrease of £l2 11s 6d.)

Mr Jeffries asked if it wore possible to push on with the old peoples’ building at AA’estland Hospital, to enable the Kumara Home to be closed ns soon ns possible, would it ensure a reduction The Chairman said lie did not think it was possible to close Kumara Homo under nine months. Mr Jeffries said if that were done then lie would favour approving of the present estimates. There was a general discussion on various matters, round the table. The Chairman did not see how any further reductions could be made, except to take £l5O off of the S.W. Nurse estimates, as she would not be required till the cottage was built. Air Jeffries thought they could cut off the items S. AY. Nurse £l5O, and Kumara Home £450, a total of £6OO. He moved to reduce the estimates by that amount. £3OO off levy and £3OO off subsidy.

Mr Duff seconded. "I lie motion was agreed to. Tlie (.'liainnan moved that the estimates as reduced be sent on to the local bodies for their consideration and approval. Seconded by Mr Jeffries anti earned. Tt was resolved to meet on Monday. 30th. April to confirm and strike the levy. The Board rose at 1 i . 10 p.m.