HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5167, 13 June 1891, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was hold yesterday. Present— Dr Thomap, Meiers Moore, Mclaron, Sinclair, and Quinn. Apologies for non-attondanco were received from Messrs J Jackson, J M Barker and I) M Hobs. Mr Moore was eleoted to preside. The secretary to the Dunodin Hospital wrote expressing surprise at tho position taken up by the Timaru Board that " Isaac Hill was only supposed to bo m the Dunedin Hospital for about fivo weeks, and that thoy would tako no responsibility after tint time." In such a oa3e thoy (Dunedio) would refusa to take any such guarantee, as if; was impossible to say how long a pntiont muy rcquiro troatmont. In future Dunedin would cot aooept a limitod guurantee m oases of patients being treated by a specialist, and requested payment m full for Hill's treatment. Tho secretary having explained the oase, it was resolved to pay the account m full. Messrs Perry and Perry wrote onoloßing Mr Jnetioo Donniston's docieiou m the appeal case, South Oanterbury Hospital and Oliaritablo Aid Board v. Waitaki Hospital and Charitable "Aid Board. Meisrß Perry and Perry added — " The logioal roeult that tho construction adopted by Hie Honour leads to is that it is impossible to recover against a dial riot from which a doatituto person comes, no matter how long ho has resided thero, unless immediately ho crosses tho boundary of tho district hois given oharitablo aid, Of couroo we do not say that a delay almost inappreciable would bar tho right to recovor, but it seems evident that at all events a day would be enough, and this is sufficient to show how entirely useloss and unworkable tho provision is if tho construction put upon it by His Honour is tho corroot one. Your board will gather from tho forogoing that wo do not agroe with the conolueion at whioh His tho dooieion to this district (situated as it is hot ween two of the largoat cities m tho colony) might be sufficiently serious to justify us m advising your board to appoal against the judgment if a less oxpensivo method was not almost* immediately available ; that is to say tho passing of an amend aiont Act to settle tho question during the ensuing session of Parliament, We strongly adriio your board to iako action m the direction last montionod." Mombors wore unanimous m tho opinion that, m fane of the Judgo's deoision, the board should lose no time m moving for an amendment of tho Act,, and it was resolvod on tho motion of Mr McLnrcn, socondod by Mr Sinclair, " That the chairman bo irjßlruotod to interview tho board's solicitors, and request them to draft an nmonding seotion for substitution m tho Hospital and Oharitablo Aid Act m lion of Section 74 of the said Aot, and that a copy bo sent to Wellington to each of tho members representing South Canterbury, and that thoy bo askod to use

y overy effort to get the game passed into lay i- thie session." r On the motion of Mr MoLaren Dr Thoina was appoined to sign oheques m Mr Boas' ■ absence. c The question of supplies was brought up f and it was agreed thut members should bi ■ requested to attend a meeting on Saturday the 27th inst. to accept tenders for suppliei for Hospital and Charitable Aid for th( ensuing year, three members to form i b quorum. Oharitabla aid business was noxt taken, t A letter was read from the Publio Trusl 1 Office respecting the estate of Mary Williams, i the deceased, but as particulars wern not full > enough for tho board it was agreed to ask foi t a furthor detailed etatoment. A letter was read from Geraldine naming two persons who were willing to take children. It was resolvod to pay tho rent o£ a person > at Goraldine, through Constable Willoughby, i but m tho csbo of another applicant aid was i refused. > Acoouutß were pasßed for payment as foi- ! lows:— Charitable aid £149 lls 6d j Timarn i Hospital, £268 18s lOd j Waimato hospital, i £370. This left the board with a credit balance of £189 12s 43.