HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7828, 4 January 1894, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Tijb ordinary monthly meeting of this Board was" held last night, present Meßsra Everett (Chairman), Pattie, Piper, Jttouli, Talbot, . Baigent, Beuke. Thomson, and P Bast, y Payments were authorised' *>s follows : In respeot to hospital, £165 8.; and for charitable aid, £163 19sl0a. Tbe hospital report ehowed that there were 31 indoor.patientß under treatment during December, ! and that of these Bix were admitted within the mon'h, but as ten were dismissed oared} ans oqe relieved;, the .num- ■ ber of patients on- the jst inst were only 20 There were no infeotfous oases. The .Chairman -reported- 'that, the " SabJ oommittee, oonßisting of ihimselfafld Messrs, Bout and Piper,' had r co;nside?ed .the question of amonnt s allowed forr'rentr, and they recommended that in the majority of oases the allowance be reduced from 20s a month to 16s, and in two oases tbat tbe allowance be reduoed to 12a.^ Mr Joshua Bird, Chairman of the Waimea County Counoil, attended, and mentioned tbe oase of man who, with his wife, lived at the head of tbe Wai-iti Valley. He said this man was hart abont two years' ago, and waj unable tq earn a livjog, whjle his family bad left him. 'Ifye man was nearly starving, and he (Mr Burt) asked that the Board would give him neoeßsary relief. It was agreed to vefer the ease to Constable Knapp, and authorise that offioer to grant temporary relit f at once. With regard to the Hospital accounts, eeveral of the members expressed an opinion that requisitions should be sent to th? Board fgr aU re^u fements.

3 . ' '• A letter wafl< ( re<teiVf*d irdm the %b'tf .of » -reoipiedi : *bf ohifritaßfle'aid , , tf flaring ,1b I 'i»£»y I<'h a'tribnlh t'twSrdi bis'^HtKk^ke^l'alnid g'a'irig' th t his heiiib' and means were both! very' ( tobo*-. r ' '•' •'" : ! ' : ' '• The off r w'«.g «<*ce'p ed;" Mr Gtill;/ reported' that he haH been in-; formed that a child whOse InotherJ was just? dead waa bsihg illtreated. He' had enquiries ! made, and it was' reported by the ofiicer that' the child was very muoh neglected, illtreated and terrified, and it was advised that this ohild, which it was said was eighteen months old, should be removed at once. Mr Baigent asked, whether they had any right to take a child away. The Chairman said they had no right tp take a child from its legal guardian. Mr Pattie said he believed the person having the child wished to get rid of it. 'b Mr Beuke moved that the constable of the district be authorised to take the child, and at the suggestion of Mr Baigent it was stipulated tbat the consent, in writing, of the guardian to the removal be first obtained. This was agreed to. """r^ A letter waff received from Mr W Wells, olaiming £2 for- damages done to a house occupied by Westrupp. 1 v • Mr Gaily Baid the 'Board had merely guaranteed the rent, and was not the teaan-. Tne c'aim was not entertained. With regard -to~ an old-woman, who is be Iridden, and a oharge da&othTthe Charitable Aid. Board and , tbe .Aid Society, it was re« eolved, 'that sbeie' sent to'the Hospital. Mr Gaily Haid be had been asked to give a report as to estimated ani aotual expenditure, j The aotual expenditure on the Hospital ! foir the 9 months "ended 3 1st Deoember, waß, j £1621, the e|ti_na]te Having' be9h.-i61575, so ! that thd 'expenditure had exceeded . the ! estimate by £46. The monthly expenditure ; ! averaged £175. Regarding charitable aid the , •expenditure daring the 9 months .amounted : jto £1532, while the estimate Wes only £1422, '' 'so that the aotual obit' was . £110 - Jn ' exoess. ! (The expenditure averaged _£158 per month. j '■ A rep art ; was read from V'Sub-Cammittee, irecommending sftria.ll reductions in the allow- , 'anoes granted to' recipients of charitable aid, jand the report was adopted. i A requisition for table cloths was reoeived ; •frbm Dr Boor, and "tylt Piper moved that it be \ 'deferred, but oh' the motion of Mr Talbot the i ■expenditure was authorised. , j "; Mr Bout suggested that a letter be sent to *the medioal , offi.cer , intimating that their jßnancea were r §traih<_d;?aria expressing a hope ' that the ntmostpecpnpmy would be observed. The suggestion. was adopted. :■ i Mr Gully wad. .a list of i amounts,^ due from jEfospital patients, and it was agreed. to takfe steps to secure; payment of most of the amounts. - The case of Mrs-Brooks was referred to in a letter from Drfhedin,"' and it was agreed to contribute towards her passage to England on certain conditions. ■ The Board then adjourned.