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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1396, 25 October 1932, Page 4

On the motion of Messrs ' jMcGregor and Davis it was unanimously decided t 0 contribute £50 to the Wairoa Earthquake Relief Fund; subject to liie Audit Department's validation. The Manager was directed to have extra pipes placed to widen public ■crossing m fr/>nt pf Mr Xolquhoun's at Ohai. Mr W. -Excell then conveyed the congratulations of . members to At T. Fraser on his recent marriage. It was pleasing to ccc he had joined the great majority, and become a | benedict.

Miss Brown, : Merrivale, wrote ask ing that 'her.'namjt>-':be^'p^ed;pnV:i>hi probationers' list. A similar applica tion. was receiyedi from Isabells Edgington. Winton.—-Gra|ited. . The Medical Superintendent report ;ed as follows :._, Patientfc remaining from previous month, males/ 1< females ; admitted • fturingy the \month $1 males, 15 females ;. total -treated 36 males, 28 females ; patients 7 dis charged,y 21 males, y females ; deaths/ i male, 1 female ; patients remaining m hospitjal, 14 males, 11 females ; operations^ 11 major and TJ minor; X^ray outpatients', 2; inpatients, 13. . ..y -i c The New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association' wrote m regard ta the burial of; .deceased iex-sbldiers. The Regulations under the War* Pensions Act provide that a grant Jof not .more than £13 may be niade, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Pensions. It is the policy of the Government that no ex-member of the \ New Zealand Expeditionary Force or any member pf .the New Zealand Boer War contingent should be buried as a pauper.— -Received. Ih reviewing- the. outdoor recipients relief it. was decided ' to discontinue relief to a resident of Nightcaips and to adhere to the 'Board's previous decision of discontinuing relief to a resident m the Orawia district. Mr J. G. Johnston reported on the work of sinking a : well and V purchasing a pump for the Nightcaps Maternity home. A sufficient supply of water was astured.— Action approved. ...->."•• ' Accounts amounting to 5s 4d were passed: for payment. V