HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 96, 21 April 1903, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The Board met on Monday. Present: Messrs. Tiacb (chairman), McDonald, Andrews, Mackay, Brown, Liardet, Hine and Gray. The Chairman reported that the Inspector-General (Dr McGregor), had paid a surprise vitio to the Hospital and Home and had pointed ou" lor the Beoo.'d time that tta Hospi al required paictitg, acd to expedite mattrd he, the chairman, had c illod for separate tenders for inside and outsido painting. The tbanks of the Bjard were dua to Mr Jas. Sanderson for presenting the Bo <r.i wi h the plans of the hospital and buildings, also information as to drains. Mr J. D. Murray had prosen ted thj hospital with a three-gallon filter and cx>l< i combined. The rece itearthquake had damaged some of the ,chimme3 which htd heen attended to. Thj two glass shelter screens at the hospital hid been finished and were highly appreciated by the patients. A shed had been built at the Home for garden tools, etc. He recommended that the road to the hospital should be repaired, and asked for sanction for a ball to be held in aid of a fund for bexutifying the grounds, a committee of ladies, including the Mayoress haviog expressed a willingness to undertake the affair. He also reported on visits he hid made to chariable aid cises. M. Foley, an inmate of the Home, ha I left, owing to a prohibition order having to be taken out agains; him. Tenders for painting wire r ceived as follows Outside: West and Son .£B7 2s (accepted), Tweedale £92, ! Pructor .£lls 17s 4d, Boon Bros, £132, Pillar £9B, Oleahnd £BB 6s 6d, Bellringer £9l 17s. Inside: Olei'and ■£l32 (awepted), Belliinger £I7SJ 15.-), [Pillar £240, Bojn Bros. £163, Proctor £207 3s, West £156 6.=. Messrs Okey, Son and Arnold te dered for both inside and out for £290. It Wiis decided to Eead letters of thauks to Mr Sanderson for p'ans, and Mr Murray for filter. The road to the hospital is to be lepiired. The patronage of tha Board is to be given to the proposed ball.

Several charitable aid cases were dealt with.

The Hawera County wrote gating that £llO Is 4d would be retained from the contribution to the Board's funds, considered by them to be due from the bigmont County. i Miss Sara Speight's name was placed on the outside lis" of probationers. ' Several excuses for non-payment of j outstanding accounts were received The Hawera Hospital Board wrote relative to adjnetment of accounts, Dr, Valintine wrote stating there was no sanitary defect in the Morgue, but sbould a new building be decided on at a different site, to prevent complicitjiuns the Borough would huvotoi reet a public morgue. It was resolved to agree to the action of the Education Board relative to the Opaku R. serve, and hoping that the Minister would see his way to passing the necessaiy legislation this coming session,

It was decided that ,-\ll accounts outstanding at the next meeting be sued for. A formal resjlu'ion w;s passed relative to carrying ouo tho exchange of property with the Borough. W. Vs olfsbanner applied for a reduction cf charges for treatment of his child at the H> spital.—Agreed to, | Accounts were passed us follows: Hospital, £416 7s 10d ; Charitable Aid, £174 5.4 3d ; Hawera Hospitul (subject to revision), £IBB 15a 9d. Total, £779 8s lOd.