OAMARU HOSPITAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 640, 22 May 1878, Page 2

OAMARU HOSPITAL.

| Tim V- :"-.v monthly m---e.'iug of llm I Hospital Coniini'.r-.e ivm held last eveni in-..-- at Vfe". O'mreh's o.'Mee. There were ! ~,v s. .nt :,£.■:,-:-.-.. T. H. Brown (in the I ci-.airV Diaia. i>iael bm-.ie, Wilson. 3fainI ]■.;■:,<],'[';.<■.■;■?.■■•.!. ib-adamd, a'ld Lmion. ' The impure-, of last meet ing were read ! aa.o c-m'irm-'d. and the outward mid m- ' w.r! cern.spe.-.id.'.nee w. s road. j The iv'iart of she ('.f;l-.-;-air was read ! -;i, -hig tile :-.!U-)U;o; eoliecajd to lie L2o i i'i.e T--ea--i;.' r"s sfateiu-.uf, was also ! The fohowi':'.:' r;.pf,rl of the 'Visiting ] tJoiiiniiUeo was read : ('): mnvu, '2ist May, tSTSTo the Ch.-ii-,ii;-.u and Committee of the (!i.'i!tlcii\e.'.'.--Vour Visiting Committee have the hoiim- to report (hat they visited ) the Hospital on Saturday last, when they ! found evoryfcaing in a clean and satisfactory condition. Your Committee have to raport that the smell addition ti the .Hospital authorised hy I y< u at the last; monthly meeting has imw i been completed to our satisfaction. i There are at present eleven patients in the I ifos:;i'.-i], 3itim--ly, ei..l:t male and thru' : ,'e"i:;la patients, all of whom appear to be j progressing favorably. | ' \'our e ommitteo also desiro to tiring mi.h-r ! ■.our notice the nee isshy of having the wire | fencing which encloses the Hospital grounds j immediately repaired.

Mi-:mid this work lie completed, ivs would r -•-runmend that the few a.eres around the No.-pital be let for grazing purposes, say im a lease for three or four months. We would point, out that by adopting this pi ft", the Hospital could not oniy derive a revenue from this source, but the land would also be. materially improved thereby. We have examined, the Hospital aecouats for the month, and found them correct. J. R. !-'I. H'KJUTHN'K. •i \slks Tatkhsox.

On the motion of Sir. Headland, seconded by Mr. Dunn, it was resolved. '• That the report be accepted, with the exception of the, recommendation to the Committee to let the grounds, but refer that part of the report to the Visiting Committee to report as to the cost of erecting the necessary fence all round the grounds to protect the growing fence."— Carried.

The accounts, as road, were passed for payment. Dr. Oarland wrote, applying for leave of absence for a week, stating that he had s-cured the services of Dr. Hazard as his substitute. Permission was granted. The Sub-Committee appointed at last 'meeting to report, on the plan and cost of the necessary additions to the Hospital, laid the proposal plan on file table. On the motion of Mr. Headland, seconded by Mr. Fatorson, it was resoicod, ''That plans be prepared and specifications drawn up for the proposed auditions, in accordance with the plan recommended by the Committee appointed for the purpose. ; and that tenders be called for, the same to be sent in on or before the next monthly meeting."

A telegram having been received from -Mr. Alexander Kerr, with reference to the faial each accident, and notifying that suTerers were coming on by a special train, the meeting then broke up with a view to preparations being made for the reception of the injured persons.