AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15307, 21 May 1913, Page 5

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

CHECKING CONSUMPTION. 'yi-.i. DEPARTMENTAL POSTEES.--The Auckland Hospital and c ; Charitable ;;> Aid Board met last night," the chairman. -:; (Mr. J. M. Mennie) presiding. ■ /There ' were also' present:—Messrs. P.' ~JT N«r--heny, L. J. Bagnall,;: P. M. Mackay, J %n Rowe, D. Teed; W. Wallace, J. G. /: Rutherford, M. J., Coyle, ,S. J. HarbutV \ and Dr. Florence : Keller.' The' medical' * superintendent of , the' v hospital'l/ftDx. K '"." Maguire) was also in attendance. ■' .".' ' ' ; The Inspector-General of Hospitals for-. - warded 50 posters dealing with 'precautions i \ necessary for the r prevention_of. .consump- i i> tion, ; with a request to post them •in :• prominent ■ places. It was decided to dis- ;> tribute the posters to..'the;;^bestiadvance »~ around the city and district. -It ; was";further agreed that the. Department', should /i '■ be asked to furnish 250 more of the' posters', .'V printed on calico. Y '■• - - '. .._ i ' A deputation representing; the j Otahnhu Borough and the Mount!, Wellington. Road •' District, i V and V',: consisting y:of;• ■• ■. Mr.i«. : Av ' Sturges, Mayor of; Otahuhu; and.Mr'. At-"" kinson, chairman; of the Mount .WelliiigT. * ton Road Board, waited on'tbe' boa#d''in'" support of :ah application for 'ah • exchange,'-;.'„' of land. ;> The >= applicants -desired to quire the board's t quarry - reserve at St. Anne's Bridge. They offered'inexchange x an area of 400 seres of 'fdrest'lahd at*" Hunua, ;16 : miles from Clevedon,".;valued V on the estimate of the Crown LandsConiv '■■>; .missioner at £1 per acre.';""".;"-■ ..,,,,, Mr. Sturges urged that -the latter'area' would be revenue-producing for the board,"•>. whilst the section the two districts ,\ was on- the ' north side of the: board's re- -M serve, and of the least, value. ' It was the only place where Otahuhu could get: y blue metal,'-:- and ? by. 'consenting jfcp>.!tb.er,-BXf change the board> would be doing the trict and Mount Wellington-a great servinft. •* ' _ % " %; Mr. Rutherford said that the area offered*--by the local bodies was'.-inaccessible"for I' want: of«'roads,/ and V was '■'. 26 miles J from' Wj Clevedon. _,'.' . . •■.,.;•.,•:.•-.,•..• <■ It was - decided ' that the merbbers,;of the ~'C' board should meet the Otahuhu and Mount ' Wellington representatives at : the-, quarry- \:\ reserve next Saturday afternoon. '"; ''.': : ._... ; '/- .. ! On ; the recommendation; of the Einance — Committee, it was - decided' ; 'to'v-refer ; !thb/;: question of nurses'^; life ihsurariie . to th», Hospital Committee to .ascertain the wishes : .[ of thejnurses on the subject and report.'" The: medical superintendent'/ reported - that an extra medical officer was;;required* / at ; the ; hospital! . The matteru was referred © to the Hospital 3Committee. '"', ; -7, The regular meeting night for the ,future/S was fixed for the 'third ; Tuesday in the month, a, ,-'- : r>.* ■■"'' "I* '- ■ ■■■y~.1:.-'tf&%F%{ ' ' ' " ' ""'' '"'"'" ''— ■ •■■^ ;^'i f'-"-< ,>^