HOSPITAL AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15613, 20 May 1914, Page 11

HOSPITAL AFFAIRS.

REQUEST FROM WARKWORTH. l

Tht: ; .monthly , meeting ■, of (lie Auckland Hospital Board' was held''."last evening. Th'ero were present:/ Mr. J. M. Mennie (chairman), . Dr. Florence Keller, • ■ and Messrs..P. M. Mackay,'M. J. Coyle, P. J. Nerheny, J. Howe, D. Teed, . W- Wallace,' F. Dye, L. J. Bagnall, and :S. J. Harbutt. '- . ; V ~ •'- ';

_ The Warkworth Town Board wrote asking what steps were king taken by the Hospital Board in regard to the'com-' pletion of arrangements for a cottage hospital at Warkworth. The Town Board understood that tho Hospital Board had acquired a : property at Warkworth for the purpose' some considerable .time ago, and that : a sum of £1000 had. been set aside for the erection of the hospital. It was stated ' in the Tetter' that'there were a number of cases of; sickness in the district at .present;requiring; competent".nursing, and it was felt that some provision should be made to provide- a' competent nurse for the district.. ';. '

'Mr. Mennie remarked.' that delay had occurred' in. connection ,with v the erection of the proposed cottage hospital as .the question" of a vight-of-wa;' had to be settled. He considert-d th'c;time : had arrived when tenders should be called.■ '

-II was, decided to refer : the matter to the Finance Committee. ■.';. -..k • •

. It. was decided, on the-recommendation of the Finance ; Committee, 'to-' appoint' an assistant .dentist to the, dental .hospital. 'Mr. Teed tendered his, resignation as : 'a member of tho Hospital' Committee,' The resignation, was received ; with ' regret, aiid Mr. lEo'we.' was appointed .'in Mr. Teed'.' place. * A vote of'thanks was "passed t< Mr. ;• Teed" for ; his services - on the '• com mittee. ; 7.' : " ■ •'■■ v'■■■'' '" :i '■—''■' '"' '

. Tenders for the Insurance of the board's property -wero received from ' associated fire insurance companies ;in Auckland.,' After considerable discussion it., was i decided to ask the, State Fire' InsuraneD office if it would'take over, the risks, : ' v , • .'; •