Hospital Trustees.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7062, 23 August 1894, Page 2

Hospital Trustees.

The monthly meeting of th« Hospital Trustees «h held last evening at tb« hospital. Present : Meeers Nolan (Chairman), Finn, Taylor, Watson, and Loom. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. HOUSE StTUJEOs's KCPOBT. This report stated that at the begin© ing of Urn month there were IB patienU is the hospital, sioce when 15 had been admitted and 18 discharged, leaving 16 inmates at present. The fee* received daring tb« month amounted to £82 13a. TBJUSOUtft'* BJKTOBT. The Treasurer reported :— Credit beJaooe at commencement of tlhe month, £86 14s fid j receipts «ace, £143 18* 6d ; totai £230 13s *d. Disbursemoats during month, £144 to .kI ; leaving a credit balance of £86 4« lOd, against which there were aooounu amounting to £88 12s Id to be passed. The Chairman asked if the Charitable Aid Board was not arrear with their payments to the trustees. The Secretary said about a third of the money due from tbeCburi table Aid Board had been received. If the local bodies did not pay the Charitable Aid Board that body could not pay the trustees. The local bodies were not apparently in funds. The Chairman said he had a decided objection to having an overdraft at the taak. He thought the Secretary should writ* to the Charitable Aid Hoard, requesting the payment of the money due to the Trustees. It was the principle involved be objected to. Mr Lucas said the Trustees had an overdraft at the bank to suit the convenience; of the Local Bodies. Mr Finn said the Trustees fully sympathised with the Local Bodies' unsatisfactory financial position. Mr Watson said it was a most unsatisfactory position for the Trustees to be in. They lived from hand to mouth, and had not •oouqh money to pay their bills as they came doe. Mr Lucas suggested that Mr Taylor, who represented the Borough Council, should inform the Council of the Trustees' position. Mr Finn said it was not the Borough Council that did not pay, bat the County. Mr Lucas pointed out that until the money was paid by the Local Bodies, the Government would not pay the subsidy doe. The Chairman moved that the Secretary write to the County Council requesting pay* ment of the amount of its contribution. SURGICAL CASBB. Mr Lucas said when the estimates for next year were made, he would move that » separate room should be erected far the treatment of surgical case*. This was much required. VlsmifO OOMXITTZK. Mr Watson said the committee had visited the hospital several times during the month, and had found everything in satisfactory order. Authority bad l*«n given to employ an extra man in the garden for a week. The matron complained of Ihe stove, which, having been in us* for a number of years, ww now nearly (Torn out.— lt was decided that the incoming visiting committee should make enquiries as to the cost of a new one, and report »t next meeting. Messrs Finn and Harris were appointed the visiting committee for the ensuing month. DOKAfIOKS. The matron desired to acknowledge with thinks the receipt of fruit and flowers from various persons ; a load of hay from Mr E. Cameron ; a quantity of mangolds from Messrs J. E. Kspie ana A. C. Arthur ; linen from Mrs Eric Goldsmith ; periodicals and magaxiaee from the Poverty Bay Club ; 12 months' numbers of the Illustrated London, News from Mr C C. Lucas ; books and magazines from the Scripture Gift Aseocia> tion, Auckland, and 2 volumes of Bible Echo from Mr R. Rennie. — A heart? vote of thanks was passed to the various donorr. AOOOCICTS. Accounts amounting t« £88 12s Id Ware passed for payment. CAiTAIir TUOKBft'S IfOTIO.T. ! The Chairman asked if, in the absence of Captain Tucker, any member would move the motion standiag in his name, and which was to have been brought forward. This motion was to the effect that it was draraable to provide Increased accommodation for incurable cases which were set now provided for by tbe rules. A short discussion ensued, members being of opinion that the matter wae one for ,tbe Charitable Aid Board to deal with. This wh aj) U) V busin-a,