WAIMATE HOSPITAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 13013, 28 June 1906, Page 6

WAIMATE HOSPITAL

The montaj? mieetihgc of the WainraW flospital; Trustees; jw held yesterday,: Mb J -'.Sinclair, chairman,, and- seven? other members, preseit.. ' Tie chairman reported, wfthv very grant regret; the sudden-death: of the' matron, who. had, beem witfr -them about '26:years»' She had: been mosfc: popular as' matW' endearing 1 herself to aJE the 'patients.'"' " Efe m ° V *f $& p-'Ht^ 'be sent to Mrs.. agreed, to> • -uv '. "-

Tha surgeon. reported that 19" gatienti= had heen treated - during the month, of whom*-, nine- remained: under treatmentFifteen iqut-paiienis liaff also been treated: The committee on: .debts duebv ex-pa> tiente reported that .there were a" numberof debts!, owing* liy- ; peaple who could afford to £ay, .and they had instructed tlie secretary to make;; demand for 'payment before niakingcanw forfSfii- necommendation' ■ Th?.,. w,ardsnmn liaring- resigned, the chairman had' advertied' for ti successor at 20s. a week and round, but had no applicant. I3ie> trustes decided to "offferr 25s a week. . ' :

Dr. Barclay reconanenxled that NurseGrudenj , who--- was acting as, matron, .be: continued ; .actiagsiiatran. fir tHree month's, Ui'e: question-.of appoantnig: her as matron■' io.be then considered.' This recommehda l ! tioß was .adojrtetf,. t&corgfi; Sir WaUeOeared 1 ' -that..tbis was: the; wjlh. the G)6vernaient regarding the ; v«itra! p sfS a ! 10ner *'* -ft *R» » stipulation tfiW ttfij were not ■:■*<>•_' reduce' tfceV paid sfcaE. 5 p#. Barclay tii»ugp. i^FfA '• to the* Jiorsmg -stant^not■ 'She anai- 11 agement. ;" .*' "\. /'-■' ';'•'

_Mr Walker - suggested consideration! *f whether the salaries of 'the visiting sirrgeott.and;.the matron would? ret be sufficient to? pay a 'resident surgeonv; " ' tcr .fe: Studbolme, the cMfr-man''-said" the \tfcvernmeht ' probationers, were therefor f&ee : months:;on trial; and jfermancßt' would- depend upon •the report upoja their'fitness. \ The- secrehafl? informed the appointments woulfc no doubt he-'ratified when the Er,emier -returned .from. Australia."" 'Mr 'Sttrdholmfi- understood "that there was nothing definite about * the-arrangement from tlit side of'the Cfovercmen't..

Mr- Walker reported for, the visiters, •recommending the of a committee te> carry out, some improvement to the ; grounds, by reSo^g ►jlja 5 * rees ' more • ;{ *fci er f«>m wintry'winds. "sr- '«. °?< fMßi tnre ( h'adr"been.pnrchasied for in. favour of ,iheVgro«mds". . A ooßUßittoo' t wf6;;jset\.upY as. *ewMi»eide&: i' agreed to, pay the-funeral..exp^jmes. of tie li*t* matron. •' "f •--'—? *st ■ <*"**.*»,. had for lecture, purposes being WSy^T l««r." :: iHe, hid /been. ; Sieredv»£4 fbr ; throne, aM*i; new one. =SfciM he got for ?, jDr. Barclay also reported. on an apparent discrepancy in the.accounts of the two druggists, both druggists writing that thero was 'no difference in , the charges, sjnd there had been no overstocking.: He also produced an inventory '/which Mr Walker had asked for. Mi- Walker asked .Jftat the doctor be asked to prepare a return of the cost of the articles inven- '«,™ •" Mr Walke r said there had been ;*I2Q -frr-£l3O-spent on instruments 16 or 0 * acd; there had' been consider:' : abTevsu^^ 's&& *s"¥s. Owbrjh \<rf ■ }there had iiever heen vahy^inventory-I '-'■ He. had; it on •raaats had ~ bean -'hat "*d *tfh«

and there was no record of the loans or whether the things were returned. Mr Atwill said he had said that, and he alluded to the time .'when Waimate -was the best supplied hospital in the colony, and Timaru hospital often borrowed instruments. '.'.'. Accounts amounting to £76 were pained for payment.