HOSPITAL BOARDS CONFER

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1926, Page 1

HOSPITAL BOARDS CONFER

REMITS DEAj;r WITH, nv TEi.ECBAPn —ritbs.t assn’., copyright. DUNEDIN, February 20. The Hospital Hoards’ Conference coneiudcd to-dav. The p,rineip:il bustin'-- was the dis-us'.ion of remits. South (’anterliury : That ti e Gerernrnent hg asked to financially assist Boards to return nudcsirahle immigrants.— Adopted. South Canterbury: Thai the necessity of providing pensions lor chronic i invalids and their dependents he strongly urged on the Government.— I Adopted. ! f-otith Caiiterhury : That the Govcrn--1 meuL be urged t i provide an institr- ; l'(.ui where deserting hushamls coni ! : ' " pinploved on production works, and , i bus help to maintain their wives and ; families. Adopted. i Ashburton.— That the Deaprtment | lie asked In request the Government I > bring down legislation giving the Hospital Boards the right to hare a charge on compensation in respect of those persons who are treated in hospital and heroine entitled to compensation. Referred to executive. North Canterbury. That, in the h. '.crests of public I’i'aP.li. legislation I • ■ J'. 'ii: d rcriuirifeg municipalities. re- •|: ii! !e for a y "Lit ion of 2(1.000 o'er to preptii’e town planning schemes for presentation lo the Minister of Health, bv a date to he arranged, along the'line- of the English Act.— j (Yrricd on the 20.000 being altered t”’ 00,000. Norlli Canterbury.—Thai lie Cov("iimeul Depal'l.meiital regula 1 ions in i (".-uni to the inspection of dairies ami dairy herds be revised, brought up t > date and more rigidly enforced. North Canterbury.—That the clausa ’ in Hie Municipal Corporations Act omI'owcriie.; municipalities lo establish milk stations, ole., be roniliruled.- - • Adopted. i V.'t'ii.guiie.i. That the (Joverninont h i re nniiiieii'!'.' ! f i amend the National i’i evident Fund Act to p.ermit a retire- ’ . . t (iicu!, at L!■ ■ • age of IS for nurses cm-: ployed by Hospital Boards; and th ■ j pension of such oinplovocs io be com-! lulled on the lvtsis of l-IYili of the. ‘■akiry (instead of 1-fiOUi) for each year i f sen c-e ; villi a maximum of ■'- i ’il!i'. .'.ii-- increased eoiiu ibiaiou < i rcouiri d 11 a --s■ a icon.!an lit s to be met by the Hospital Board, subject pH the usual Government subsidy on eon-; t ribiitions to the fund.- Referred to tin l Executive. Wahabi :—That the words “or probationers " tie deleted from section 2 of ihe National Provident Fund Act. Ib2-"i; i lie reason being that the porceiiiage of nurses who have served the probationary period, and who remain ill the service of hospital hoards is eiimpni’:t lively small, and it would therefore seeiii tliai registered nurses cult should be eligible lo join the scheme. This would also save a great (leal ol time wa-ted. both by Hospilal Board, and the National Ri-m'idciii I'uiid Ollbe in refunding premiums to those who luivo left the service..'nlopled.

Wailaki. —That the scale ol (oulrihiilors payable iinder the National Provident Fund Act. 1!)25. should be revised lor the reason that it seems iner ( uitnble that a person ol Jo years should have to pov double the amount of premium to one at the age of 2b. scaic that the amount of superanli il.-1 i< >n is based entirelv on the imin--1 "V of tear J service. Referred lo the I No n; ive. Ora That " ! e Nor and Midvires' I legist ra i ion Board be recommade iinder the authority ot the i raining for regi-n- red mir'-es .hall lie four ol v. bice iliivc m a be dev ted. ' a I pit ... a: . io ge!i"rni no ciag : -i:; motiths to . hi!,l W-Ilare ; iiari lane): and three me id h t" mental liy/.i lie. -Adopted. Otago. That "Tel ion pi ,e Ihe Nurses’ and Midu ive-’ Regis, ra I imt Ad. iJ'Jb. la- amended hr .-,1! b-,1 i I n i in; g t lie word ” lwei ty-two ’’ p.,- word ” ( weiify-i hrec.’b Adopted. Mnnietofo.- -Tin;! the Honfereiicc h.-a-bed lo lake in!., eon "ii 1< 't-.it ion th: 1 ravelfhlg expenses of Hospital Heard-, allowed I", i-egiibiiioas.- .Withdrawn. Waira r;ipa. Tim i the stunts and salaries of masseurs and masseuses, be delilC'd in relation to those of other i bram-lies of the nursing prole-sioii. -- Roferred to the l-’.xet-ul ice for report. North Canterbury. -That the Besti | Imc Persons’ Ad. ! Hr I < i _ l,e amende! (Is follow - : Section b "A Magistral' may also in his discreiioii. iinte-date any order made miib'r snh-seei ion 2 oi section A ol the lb -iiinl" Per-olis' Ad 1! 1111 ;" section ol ! >)--l!;o words "and no moneys shall be roeovered under t bj- -i-ction unless sued for within two years a Her I he same have bceoillo due. .unless i; i- proved that the delendanl a! the time when ihe moneys beanie was ~( - 11 ! I i i ■ i. ■ -11 ability to pa" the same." should lie renealed ; sedion ‘.I E. and G. " hv the wife nr widow of into person so maintained or relieved i !•’) “ hv I he ' near relative within the meaning of section I ol Hie act of 1010. of any person so main-j taint'd or relieve,! section 10 the words" “ at the time of making of (ilc

. Vr's . --■ order" be struck ,di and Ihe Words. ■ is or have been " niserled in place lliercof; section bl) - "has been or is” ai ter the v ord " order " in the I'ourtli line thereof: sect ion bl---atler the word "is" in the first line thereof the words; “or has been." " Maintenance" in -cel inn 2 of the Act’, include Ihv expense in 0011 nee!ion with the coniint'iueui of (he mother of ally child. Referred to the Executive. \-liluirton. That in view ol the fact i‘ ;i.e (‘itsUuns Tarilf dues not perdil cl alcohol (spirits viui i'ed) being imporied free of dai> by llospital Rcoiil-. when such is iii bo used in the nm mifact nr, ■ of external preparations, i.e.. lim lure of iodine, picric in spirits. 'To., ihe Government be asked to extend ihe present confession to include lbe manufacture of external preparations. -Referred io the Exeditirc.