Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12282, 15 June 1903, Page 7

Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

THIS BAY. * ,Th 6 monthly meeting was held at 11' o'clock on Monday. .Present : Messrs Tisch (Chairman)* , McDonald, Pigott, Andrews, --Liardet,; Brown, Gray, and-. Hone. _ DONATION. Mr Samuel forwtusdeJcl a donation of £2 2/ towards ( a fund for beautifying" the grounds. JTne "Chairman said he had written -iJbanking Mr Samuel.. , ; . -LODGE PATIENTS. • * The question of jadmitting Lodge pa>tienfcs tovihV/ JElqspital on a reduced; , ieale was-(jiscussed. , The% Secretary read a number . of letters from other Boards as to the practice, adopted t with Lodge patients. The Chairnuin said that he favoured that a reduction should be made, say three shillings.- a day,,, which^ would would mean 21/ tt week, in place of : 28/, the present 1 tariff. He moved, - That Lodge -patients be cH^rged ;21/ & week for maintenance in the Hospital- ■ Mr. Andrews said, he w.ould second the motion, but. he was not prepared to make so^lafge a reduction:. However j the amount. could .be amended. Mr Gray said he was opposed to a pieferentiaL tariff for 1 lodge patients; let the lodge -patients pay^the same as. other ratepayers. He pointed out that these lodges, were rich in funds, and no' reduction shouM he made. He moved, as an amendment, 1 That • the * applications ,hy th<& Lodges for a pre ferential tariff be not entertained. Mr McDonald. . seconded the amendment. He pointed out that these Lodges were rich and should pay full rates. Mr Pigbifc. opposed any reduction to . Lodge patients,—**^ the Lodges were rich in funds. Other people had to pay full rates. < ; -,. ./ „ Mr Brown pointed out that some of •the speakers missed the point thai>the Lodges, would pay the amounts' which was^theref ore . guaranteed. Tne amendment • was thfer^ put. Ayes v ,(4), Messrs McDonald; Pigott, Gfay, and Hine. N;oes . (4), The^'CEairman, Messrs Andrews, Liardet, and Brown. Mr Tiseh gave his vote for [the exist- s ing state- of * affairs; and -Wted !^with the Ayes. The* amendment was therefore, carried. ' • • Mr Andrews then, moved, a further amendment, That a reduction of 10 per cent, be .allowed " Lodge patients- ' Mr Brown, seconded the amendment* Mr Liardet opposed any reduction on the score of principle, and pointedout that any -p&tierit paying cash' should likewise be' entitled to a reduction.' - " - Mr Gray opposed the reduction I.'1 .' The amendment on being- put,^ was. lied," and the Chairman, said he would give his casting vote for tHe existing state of affairs.,,' • - Matters therefore stand, that . no reduction for Lodge patients will l be allowed. . • ' . TYPHOIB FEVER CASES. 1 The Carrington Road Branch of the New Zealand Farmers^ Union wrote asking- if typhoid fever eases" were treated in the Hospital. \, 5 The Chairman ' mbved, Tiat the Branch be informed • that ;'such casesr were treated in the Hospital^ Tn^ doctor stated ihat there was no harm in treating cases in the Hospital, j The motion was carried^, *■ . PRbBATIONERS' LIST; > , 1 - The names of Misses 3f • Harley (New Plymouth), E. Ei Wiytf* X9i^-. hunga), and , TV. Griggs (Palmerston North) were placed on the, list of applicants for , position of probation nurses. - - DEAD BEATS. % Dr.'Whitton wrote that two "dead beats" had waited on him and asked for aid, and he had referred them to the Board." He "concluded : that if these men were touring Russia -they woold be employed in digging graves for people less- fortunate -than themselves. HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS. The^Secretary read a number of letters Tfrom people owing money for maintenance in the Hospital. One person forwarded his account. from Victoria,, the. Chairman remarking that thirf showed the man was honfest. In answer to questions the Chairman stated that " a number of summonses had been , made out, and these would be submitted for "the inspection . of members. • ( FREE OF DUTY DRUGS., The Board, on Mr Brown's motion, decided to co-operate with Wellington and other Boards^ in getting imported drags used at the Hospital admitted iree of duty. , TIMAjKU. The South Canterbury Board will be supplied withr information about the local Hospital. <- consents to Mortgage: ' . Messrs Govett ' and Quilliam, the Board's solicitor, wrote suggesting that the- Chairman should be empowered to give consent's to mortgage. This was agreed to; . , OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. | The Chairman- explained that with -regard to one inmate the Board no claim on the Hawera district, as the man had been five months out of seven he was supposed to be in the .Hawera district, in Palmerston Eorth. R! Alcorn, an inmate of the Home, wrote thanking the Board for assistranco in^ getting him an artificial leg, and 'offering to help 4o pay cost out of his> Impejgia^ pension. . CHAIRMAN'S REPORT. The Chairman reported that the contractor for painting the Hospital was making , satisfactory progress. Nurse Donaldson having resigned applications were' called for Head nurae and assistant nurse; Acting upon the advice of the , Medical Superintendent

he had appointed Miss A. Carmichael, Dunstan Hospital, head nurse, and Miss M. Thompson, of Dunedin,' as assistant nurse. . ,J. Mitchell, an^ assistant at the Home and handy man about * the grounds resigned, and as the- laundress required assistance he advertised for a married- couple, and recommended the appointment of Mr and MrsPrestont-' For the purpose of beautifying' the Hospital grqwrids, a- ! Committee ,of New Plymouth ladies with the Mayoress at their head, had the matter in. hand, aud were promoting a" ball to raise funds.' He, had conferred with Ml* Green who had &.-> greed to superintend the work. • Mr G. -Connett's" lease having expired he N offered the Board 6/ a week for the cottage and effect auy repairs that ■might .be required at his own expense. [He recommended that the offer be accepted. W. Edgecombe, an inmate in. the Home who is in receipt of a week- v ly sum from •an Accident Insurance Coinipanyj asfke^l what su,m the Board^. wer t e charging him for main- v tenanqe, and , ask<s thai the balance of the money be paid > over to him. The Bpard's Committee ior ihe' third tim« met the Htiwera .Goramittee aad after «, great deal of deliberation over the Milmoe bequest, the Hawera Committee emphatically refusing to consider this bequest an asset, the" assets were . divided thus. t— New Plymouth, £8650; Hawera, . £2500, the Hawera Commit- ; tee' claiming £1000 from this r>oaxJ as their share of the assets. Your < Committee contended that the Milmoe bequeSt should be reckoned an asset, matters came to a dead lock. Mr, Quilliam^- the. Board's solicitor, was ■present; and finally an agreement was arrived at, subject to confirmation by r | the Board. The Chairman explained the ( report. He moved, That Mr and ' Mrs. Preston l^ieniplovled » by b; ih,e .Board ,$ -, £100 a- year, «f.-v r yA ,X- , rr , This was carried. In answer tb a question the Cha,ir. man said that -he proposed-. to oner thepresent latradress room in the Home, and give .her & reduced salary, , say 15/ a week, but the women refused to leave^ ihe pottage, and he stated that the Board would have*~to X take, the windows out before she left. Unfortunately, the Chairman added, such a duty, would befall .on him. Mr Connett's offer, was accepted, x The Chairman stated that Mr W. -Edgecombe was drawing 22/6 per week from the Accident Insurance. It had befn>a rule of the Board that all inmates should hand over their assets to 1 them. He thought V&at the Boardmight allow Edgecpmbe some part of the sum received. , Mr Gray' s.aid^ that the Board would 5 have to "apprpach the matter carefully and see that Edgecombe made iio compromise "with, the Insurance Comp"aiiy. \± The Seere"tar^ stated that the local ' agent informed jhiin th ; at the Inspector ' of the oSinpMiy'wW coming up to see if he 'could not inake X some arrangement with Edgecomb'e. 'It was decided to refund Edgecombe 2^6 a week. . . 'fiOn Mr Gray's motion it was decided ?o admit Mrs and Miss O'Brien, now -'in the cottage to the Home. ADJUSTMENT WITH HAWERA. 7 The report, of the. Ccgjamittee appointed to adjust accounts 'with the Hawera Board was read. ; - -, The Chairman explained that the. agreement boiled down means that ihe Taranaki Board keeps its reserves and buildings, and pay. Hawera £85, 6f which sum Hawera had to refund to the Taranaki Board £66 being amount of extraordinary expenditure made by the Hawera Board, prior; to March 31st. The report was discussed at some length. The Chairman suggested that the term " of the existence of the agreement be fixed at 5 years., With regard to the Hawera County contribution -the Chairman said that the Board would >have to press tbat matter. - Mr , Gray hoped that the Hawera Doard" would- not send their choice cases here. The Chairman said that in ihe reporj^provision was made for this. Mr Andrews also spoke about ?his provision. .*..,>-: , , The report was adopted.