CONSUMPTIVE SANITORIUM.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13890, 26 October 1905, Page 5

CONSUMPTIVE SANITORIUM.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the ■ Consumptive , Sanitarium movement was held yesterday afternoon, Mr H. J. Baswict presiding. There were also present—Drs Morton Anderson, Greenwood, Talbot, Finch, Jennings, and Messrs C. ,M. Gray, Adamson, H. E. Smith (treasurer), Pearce, .Morrell and. A. Evams (secretary). '■ . , Mr Evans’s appointment as secretary was confirmed. Mr Hurst-Se agar was appointed architect for th© sanitorium. Tire chairman stated tlxat nothing definite hadtoean done regarding a site. It was decided to open subscription lists in.both newspapers, and to publish the names of subscribers at the end of each week, giving the amount brought forward. The treasurer reported that up to date £204 5s 6d had been received and £0 expended, leaving a credit balance of £l9B 6s 6d. There was nearly £BOO promised. On Mr Harrell's motion it was decided to send a number of collecting cards to each local body. Dr Morton Anderson said he understood there was in existence a Christchurch sub-committee, created for the purpose of collecting funds. He thought that this s üb-committeo should be moving. He moved that, in order to advance the interests of the proposed sanitorium, the Mayor of Christchurch should he asked to call a meeting of the Christchurch Bub-Committee, to organise the movement for collecting subscriptions. The motion , was seconded by Dr Jennings and carried. Mr Harrell said that South Canterbury seemed to be very dilatory. He thought that they should .advocate a purely North Canterbury movement. Dr Jennings agreed with Mr Harrell. Unless there was a good deal more enthusiasm taken in the movement by the Executive Committee the scheme would not succeed. (Hear, hear.) Dr Finch said the movement wgß not depending on Tirnaru, which could come in if it liked. North Canterbury wars big enough to provide and equip its own sanitorium. * Dr Finch moved that a definite statement should be drawn up and inserted under the. heading of the committee’s first subscription list, setting forth the aims and objects of the movement, and informing the public of the probable cost and maintenance, and of the Government subsidy, and also that the Hospital Board would take over the maintenance of the sanitorium. Drs Jennings and Finch and the secretary were deputed to draw up the statement. Votes of thanks were passed' to Drs Finch and Jennings for attending various country meetings. ■