COOK HOSPITAL BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14607, 17 May 1918, Page 6

COOK HOSPITAL BOARD.

Tho Cook i-iit^[Mj»\ and Charitable Ait! Board met yesterda^ »ftcrhoon, when there were present : Messrs W; G. Sh'erratt (chairman), H. Kenwjiy', l $- W. Humphrey*, R. Johiistori, J: Tombleiprw, C. Gibson, W. Tucker, A. M^. Lewis, ./. ildCliskie, ftiid C. Mattliews. The exoeiitivo committee'. 1 -? report (pubIfehed- iii f esterdcty'».i«sue) was adupted iii ioi<*,, ttii^i* Sornei discusrfion^ ' Tlfe Health ' DtijMvtmeut wrote, pointifig out iliat| tlife" BoUtd. Ooiild' rtot appoint «-i but ccmlef ' «|jpoirit a ohairinai/ iW '^lace of the ■'Mayor when he ,was ; .lihabltf Ui ho present. — •R&c^iv^d. The Depai-tmeiit i¥ fait with : yof erffwee to the claim, of 24/- -m tIW d& oti 1 £780, marked as "Wounded Soldiers' Sf«hi(!>*ial Fund," and pointed out that the actinginspector General. 'had beeir instructed to go into the matter with the Defence Department. — Received. The Gijrfborne Borough Council wrote with reference to" 'the proposed, hospital levy, Mid expressed surprise at the heavy levy made, aiid asked for an extension iiWe $ti Mfhich. to itppeul if they so Hecided ' , • ' .TJieyWdikflhtt-Oouiity iibuntdl |>t'ot€»fced a^gaiiist" :itib "pi^posed levy for' ihe,«iir*renf year, aiM ask^ki i'he" tJoftrtl Ur reconsider the suggestta items of expertdftul'e, with a view *to cutting' out 'tff<y work Avliich could be dispenseVJ ■ ;'-Wiiu without prejudice to the efficiency of ttfe" hospital. ' • : ' ■■•■■■ ' 1 The trustees m the estate of the.late; Edward Pattricks- Joyce wrote ' Stating! that they had decided that the bequestfrom the estate (£100) ' should be ex-; pondsd on 'uHde^edt*,' etc.j for the m- 1 'nrateji of the' Old People's Hotfie, Gisborne, not to esceeid JS2S aithiialiyi They' niso eil closed fclieque for £100 m accofdanii.e with the Wishes eipres^d iii the will of x th6 iaie 1 M "P, Odyce. -^-Received. Tlie Miiii«tei- df 'D6f eiic© K'rote stating that -Ca-binei liSd •d'gcid'ed that fof the futiii'e all control of retui i ni§d' lfSick'-skid-wounded so-ltifer^ was^'to : be :: uiid"^i s ih# Department : J Defßncei'* £ -rAteceived. ' . . ■ -:i. ;■->»•■ it ■•.■■^yj.^t- «-jw'rt.fv '- . !'