HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 140, 17 June 1902, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The Board met on Monday. Present: Messrs Lepper (chtirrmn), Oliver, McDjniild, Sutton, Maunder, Sfc'iwart, Li 1 I'd0 f , Wilkie, Gny, Ti,sch, Wareham, Moir, Mackay, and Scott. The Now Plymouth House Committee reported th»t fenders had be n rc?ived for shelter-shed from Boon Bo hers (.ccepted) £l7 18', ss, Gilbertso i £l9 7s; that tenders for the wash-house and laundry were raceivel fio;n G. Cliff (acc-pted) £lßl 17h 10', G. Gilberts n £203, Orawfo d bud Payn'er £222 14*, W. Campbell £235, B ion Brothers £239 ; that tende s for e e tion of heating apparatus wetH rec j ived from Sin »rt Brothers (accept d) £3l, Chambers £73 ss, Berry and Company £46.-The committ e's action confirmed. The EUwera Hons' C mmittee reported having appointed Nutse Laing permanently. Thai: the operating tabb.bad arrived, also the bith, which Had been fixed in position. The committee als-i stated that a ball had b en held in aid of the hospital, wi'h the result that a cheque f«r £6O was handed to the Board. In moving the adoption of the report Mr Sutton ref. rred in very warm terms of praise to the efforts of all those who assisted in carrying out the ball with eo satisfactory a result, and he moved a hedty vote of thanks to the Bill Commit l e».-• Carried. The linwera Committee were authorised to fix the price of the old operating table thera at £9, Messrs Kempthore Prosser hoping to disp se of dispose of sun.*.

The Chairtnun sta'ed that es a matter of course, the .£6O would be spent at the Hawera Hospital. Govett and Q lilliam advised that a frtsh 1 vy and apportionment could be made in the case of the Hawera ai d El'ham boi ought?. Letters were i eceived frcm the boroughs in question coi sentiug to that course. The chairman stated that a direct rate wou'd now bo levi d on Eltham. A formal resolution was passed to provide for that course. ISotica was receded from the Aucklund Boa;d of a claim would be made for trf-atmens of Charles H, Joan*, resident at Okato. Mr Gray said be b.l iv. d Jeans had property at Okato. Dr Westenra reported that eight patients had been admitted to Hawera Hcspi'al las', month, Scvtn discharged, one died, and 11 wer.) at preseut under trea'meut D.- Walker, io the absence of Di' Leatham, r< ports.) that during the month there bad been 24 admissions to New Plymouth Hospital, 25 disacd 16 i emailing. In ie-ipoi'Se to Dr Percival's application, the sum of two guioea3 was anthoiistd to be paid for medical attendance at a elloroform case. Dr Konuey, Rotorua, wrote stating tlsat J. Blakie's c*so would be a very lenjihy one, and his chance* of perfect r< covery increased by his leaving New Zealand. It Wis dfcided that Mason be authorised to adopt one of the Kilpiri | childi en. A '.vish was expressed by \Mr Ma-on to cliatge the child's chris-1 .tian camt, and it was pointed out that! ! this could bi done on payment of regis- j | tration fee. ' I A. G. Crawford wrote complaining of! (the conduct of h'S adopted boy, John] Cour enay, who had goi beyond appli- J cant's control, He had lightly tapped tbe boy ou the shouldfr with a thin j stick, and a neightour h;d threa'ened to report him. Mr Oliver offered to make enquiries. Mr Maebay pointed out that iu the case of Indus'rial Schools, the police h»d to report, aud he suggested that the cbairmin should nsk the police whether they would undertake to report on cass of adopted children. M airs O iv r* Wilk e and S.ewart objected to th» polic» making these inquiries, aud advocated that umbers

should report uu cWiltl■ en in their regpectiv» district.?, ar d it was so decided. Mr Mackay inqui ed how tlibsi inquiries were to be made, as in the geneiaf way what was f y.irybady's busitif ■ was nakody's business, and it , should be unders'ood what line was to r be pursued. a Tha chlirmnn in rr ply sta'ed that [ it was understood the mt-mbers should , inquire into all cjses of children <; ted, and report to the next meeting. ( It was moved by Mi Grav, second) d ( by Mr liardet, to admit W. White to the Homt?, on condition of his son con-' tributing to the cost of his fatherV j keep. After some discussion it was decided to leave the matter io Mr Liardel's hsnds to arrang'. S»ver<l cfcaritiblo aid cases wera ! dealt with. Mr Gray dre"v attention to the frequency of verbal promises to pay both in connection with hospital and chuitable aid cise?, and tha parties somehow disappeared. He advocitel 'hat all such undertakings should be given in writing. Mr L'ardet mentioned the cise of the Manning family of five children now in receipt of 10j a week, and advocated further he'p. After gome discussion, in whbh i was Rgre'd that the cane wjs a most deservirg one, an additional 5i a week was authorised. Mr Oliver inquired whether anysteps had been taken to recover outStanding accounts. j Tha cVk said several debtors had I pud instilments, but he had not yet ! tikeu proceedings against any of the | others. ! Mr Mackay considered that the clerk 1 should strike at the he id of the matter , at once. | The chairman was in favour of handI ing the accounts to the B tird's soliciII jr with instructions to sue for earne. Afu-r further discussion the matter was left with the dark to take procesdi iagß. Payment of members travelling ex- ! pens s amounting to £ll 13s 6d was ' authorised. : Accounts were passed as follows: , New Plymouth Hospital £l6O lis 7d, [ charitable aid £134, Hawera Hospital £ll6 5s Id. ' In reply to Mr Oliver, the clerk [ sta'ed thern were 26 men in the Home I and two women. t Mr Liardet inquired whether any 1 official notice had been receivtd as to the outbreak of typhoid at Tariki, He s was informed that no'ice hid to b« 1 given to the Health Officer, not to the ! Bo.rd. Mr Tisch, as a membsr of the Bo ough Heilfch Conmi'te", 8 id the cabs which conveyed tho patients to tho hospital had been du'y fumigited. Ii was decided th*t the next meeting bs hel 1 at Hawera The Boar! then adjourne>3.