OAMARU HOSPITAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1198, 18 February 1880, Page 2

OAMARU HOSPITAL.

• ; -:Thfe monthly toeeting .ofi.the. Hospicsil Committee was-held last evening at the Secretary's office. -There were present— ; 'SfeSsrs! 'Headland' (President); iShriinski, Lemon, Kerr,: Townsend, "Watson, and= M'lntosh. - •• -' ;

The minutes, of the. previous meeting were read -and confirmed,, and the outward correspondence was read and approved.- ; - - ThefoHowing report from the Visiting Committee was read, and adopted, being given to the Committee to carry out the recommendations

~ Your Visiting Committee beg to report having paid their Usual Tisit, and are happy to state they found everything in l a thoroughly satisfactory condition. There are at present 9 patients" in the Hospital—namely, 6 males and 3 females. Had been for the large number of ■bad cases lately in the Hospital, requiring a larger quantity of milk than usual, the cow' so' kindly presented: to; the Hospital by Mr. Sutherland would have supplied all, or nearly all,'that was required. The expenses'of the Hospital 'have been considerably reduced, from Lo :to; L 5; 10s per monthj. by '..having, .our o,wn supply ,of potatoes and vegetables, and nearly all our Pwii supply of milk and butter. I .;:'Mr. William Imrie,,superintending the construction of the Livingstone branch railway,, has. very handsomely .promised a donation of ;LlO from the Sick Fundi in connection with that work. The thanks of the Committee are due to the undernamed ladies and!gentlemen for' the following'gifts Mrs. Thos. Reid, a number of bouquiets ; Mrs. Ford, 'flowers and roots ; Mrs. Udall, a quantity of :old linfeii; " Mrs. ■ Clowes,' Mr.- > Edwardsj and. Mr. Cagney, a quantity! of ' ■ \ ,J > . Ypurlpommittee. beg. to' call your attenitipn^lp.', .the .fapt, i'Hespital. is iri. waiit ,of r \ol,eahing, and wthey .an . offer. £rom, Mr.. gardener, -to go,-all; round th^, : hedge* arid -thoTonghly clean, for the snm of -L4, 'be a'ccejftedj an'd the work vat,-once. ' /The gas; fittings are all- completed, and as s s^pii' as ; thb 1 j ujiotion with the main is. completed .the gas inay be at onee lit | up. ..'. preseiit i 3 a good time for painting the ,'soiith wall, of the new ;'wihg of; the, .Hospital,', ; your ~..Coinmittsei'" that tenders. should at once be. called i for. , the amount of. L' 47 13s s'd were passed for payment. ~;• ; ■ j •;?; ThreocoUeetor's list for the month' was ireadj' i showing! the total colleotiong to 'amdfiritftd'LlOO 16si - - i -ij

Messrs, Kerr (Convener), artd" Watson 'were-'.appointed a Visiting. 'G6mmittee> ; 4nd - %he meeting terminate^