WAIHI NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13170, 7 May 1906, Page 3

WAIHI NEWS.

, ~.■■...- ■■ IBY TKr^CRAITr.—OWN- CfIIRBKRrOVDKWJ WaiiTJ, Saturday. ' ' : , Thk usual monthly meeting of the WaFhi Hospital Trustees was held at rhe hospital * last, night. Present: Messrs. Tho9i Ilo|ir ' ; fin the. chair), D. Donaldson, J. Hum*. .7 Henderson, R. _\W<Jki, and A. 11. Clark Mr. W. M. Fay, whose tender fo. building "•; the infectious disease hospital was'hold ' '-< over, wrote statins; that he had made ' mistake in hi* estimate of the cost of painting to the extent of .6125. It was decided • '; not fo accept, the, tender, and the secretary ™ instructed to/'return his deposit cheque The matron Miss M. E, Brooke-Smith) reported that on March 31 there were 20 '• patients ,„ the hospital, and that W I,*d 1 ■ been admitted during the month and 26 dtApril 00. She reported;.also--that' Mi*., w derson, of Wailn, and MiV \v lr An ; bationers. Orinir to th« nn^i X '< a> V-"-themselves or justice to i» lc , „.+ '' » 'Lr S«« d *** hope that\the"*t«F"of „ufil wo f R ° aS to «»Ne thSTto work the ; eight-hour system .~7L . SLr»? P „fW ST*; M «Q"»gor, Inspector, with a v J ?Splta *' Wrote 5 " wnnT'rtioii Waihi »S?r I pr ° T baUo »«- »u»e for the Y\aibi Hospital. It was resolved that a native nurse betaken on. Dr. Claridge wrote advising ,; that the present staff of nurses at the hospital was inadequate, as proper attention to the patients could not be given," He would recommend getting- an , extra charge nurse and several probationers. ■' ■It was decided 1 , to adopt. Dr. Claiidge-'s recommendation and advertise, for a charge .nurse. f>l The Liberal and Labour Federation held ' 'i another of , their successful sooiaN last eveo- . -,-; ing. A short concert programme was added. The performers included Mrs. MoWHliunie, Mrs. Dye, Miss L. Gibson, Mr. Pudacy, Mr. Evan Morgan, and Messrs. T. Long and J. • W. Smith, of Waikino. During the supper interval Mrs. John Foster kindly treated the audience to a. reoitation. • ' ■ A man named Ward was brought from ' Taumanmui this evening on & charge of theft of money* , '" -; ■'... ' i - ( > ),U\;l'4S