OAMARU HOSPITAL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10734, 5 April 1911, Page 6

OAMARU HOSPITAL.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS.. - The annual meeting of subscribers to the Oamaru Hospital, held last evening in the secretary's office, was not largely attended. Mr J. Mainland, chairman, presided. ■ The reports (already published) and the balance-sheet were adopted.

Mr Rose made a few comparisons between the figures as disclosed by this year's report and those of last year. The patients treated during 1909-1910 numbered .211, and'during 1910-1911, 263. The total collective days of treatment for the previous year was 5291, and for the year just closed 7167 : ; while the cost of maintenance, domestic expenses, salaries, .and administration totalled £IBBS for the former period and £7167 for the latter. £7167 for the latter. ■ The balance-sheet ■ revealed 1 an eminently satisfactory condition, of.;:affairs, a £l3O deficit of last year ;ha'yjng; >Jjeen« converted into a surplus of £172 for the year just ended, a nett'improvement of £302, due almost entirely to, the increase, of donations, together with the ■ Government subsidy thereon.'- ; ! The generous support of the public in.'. this connection was. dutly acknowledged. . . ' ~, \ :, ■lt'was pointed out that the expense rate per. diem per .patient* was _ ss, and the amount contributed by patients towards this expense averaged' Is'per day. Messrs M'Douall, Hay, and Oakdea were elected trustees. - _ / :

• Mr "Mainland was re-elected chairman on the motion, of Mr M'Douall. Sir. M'Douall saicl-~that" io one in. -.the -town; could better serve the r i'nt'erests of the institution,! one "V foi.d-f.done, -as much fin- the instittiticSn' as land. '■,",..' .-. . ~->:.- ~1, .

Mr Mainland briefly returned thanks for -the- honor conferred on him. ;.He said, he consideredl it time he' : was al-

lowed a .respite from the cares of office, but he.'vwoulcl give his best attention to the. work'that was to be done. " .

The proceedings, closed with' a vote of thanks to the chairman.