CHARITABLE AID ADMINISTRATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15098, 22 March 1911, Page 8

CHARITABLE AID ADMINISTRATION.

. <>• ALLEGED CAVALIER TREATMENT.

(Pee United Pbess Association.)' '. TIMARU, March 21,

At the Hospital Jioard to-day highly caustic comment w;:s made upon the manner in which the beard is teinj t eittd by the lnspcctor-ger.cral o\cr th: regulations for the Ociisimiption Sanatorium for South Canterbury and, Afhbn tn. T:.e tw.i boa.iv-s under the pro\ie:cns of the statuto oxpnssly provided ciitoicd into an agreement to establish and ni intan a sanatorium near Fairlie, and Dr Valintine approved of it. Begula.tions were drawn up, but the gazetting of them was delayed by the .department. The new act was passed, and th-2 department now says the boards must proceed clc nova. Tie board t i-day deckled not to do to, bat if necessary, subject to the approval of Ashburtan, to apply to the Supreme Court for .a mandamus directing that the regidations be pizetkd. A second subject on which similar comment ie made is the Inspectoigciieral's conditional approvel of the plans Mibmilted of the new Old People's Home. Dealing with the ordinary hui.i.«ss. the boaid adopted the recommendation of the Waima-te Committee that legislation flwuhl be sought lor to prevent accident patients from making a compromise \v,fi an accident insurance company without the e'onrent of tli-a Hcepitaj Boaixl to which they a e i de:t.<l for t.cntnu.t. Tie reimi.k mi!':!.. , that Ihe children's ward wes nicely cqnirpcvl, l)iit wae pi city much a. whits ek,:i! 111, iia it was very littl-e used. A lady ircmber (Mrs Ncwham) sai:l Uiat paienifi did not like sending their chillTcn 10 the hospital if Uicy cc-ii'ld manage ihcin, at hoir.e. The Health Ollicer re)jo t;d| nino cases of infecilous diseases during th J menth, chially diphtheiia.