Thames Goldfield Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 6 May 1880, Page 2

Thames Goldfield Hospital.

The first ordinary monthly meeting of the new general committee of the abore institution took place yesterday afternoon at the Salutation Hotel. The Mayor (L. Ehrenfried, Esq.). presided, aid there were also present the Rers. T. Lash, P. O'Beilly, S. J.|Neill, and B. Laisbley, and Messrs Marshall, Mennie, Mulligan, Murray, Mcllhone, McGowan, Hume, Osborne, Price, liadford and Renshaw. The minutes of the last meetings ordinary and special, were read and confirmed. tbeasubeb's bepobt. Mr Hume then read the Treasurer's statement for Apri 1, which is appended: -Or.: To balance forward, £161 Ss lid; subscriptions and donations, £10 14s 9d; Hospital Sunday receipts, £21 14s 4d; patients' charges, £13 14s 6d; balance due to Bank of New Zealand, £124 ss; cheque not cashed, £6 3s 2d ; due to secretary, 10s lOd; total, £338 8s 6d. Dr.: By salaries, £718s lOd; main* tenance, £71 19s 7d; medical comforts, drugs, and appliances, £19 17s 6d ; bed* ding and furniture, £9 12s 9d; printing, &c, £14s; clothing, £10 10s 2d; misceT. laneous, 8s 4d; cash balance, £151 19s 10d; total, £338 8s 6d. The assets showed the cash in hand as £1 19s lOd; cheque from Borough, £150; subsidy due from Government, £382 10s 2d; total, £484 10s. The liabilities, were—a bank orerdraft of £124 ss; salaries, £57 2s; general current accounts,-£Bl 5s 3d; due to Secretary, 10s lOd; to Mr Dunn, for use of room, £2; balance, £219 6s lid; total, £484 10s. .

The Treasurer pointed ont that the £150, which appeared on the credit tide, was really a cheque from the Borough,

but be understood that the Bank refused payment of it.

The Mayor asked how it was that an item of £140 had bee A erased from the books? The money due by the Government, and muit be got. The secretary explained that it was by order of the auditors struck off, they having directed him to strike the amount of the sum due from Government, and charge it to the Borough. The Mayer said tbat if the money wai honestly owing by the Government, they would pay it. They would certainly do what was just. Mr Mcllhone : Query P Mr Murray said a sub-committee had been formed to enquire into the matter, but they bad not reported on it.

The Secretary said that he had seen the Town Clerk, who had arranged to write to the Government. The Government said they had paid the money, and the Borough said they hadn't. Ultimately it was decided, on the motion of Mr Mcllhone, seconded by Mr Murray—-" That Messrs Ranshaw/Frater and the Secretary communicate with the Government and report at next meetings HOUSE STTBGBON's BEPOBT. Dr Payne reported that during the month of April, eight patients had been admitted, and two had died. The number of out patients treated had been 172.

Mr Mcllhone asked whether it meant 172 persons had been relieved, or that 172 persons had visited the hospital during the month. He thought the number rather large, and was calculated to mislead the public. Surely there were not 172 persons who bad^receired out-door relief. It was explained that the number embraced all those who had visited the hospital. It was resolved that the number of pc-sons relieved be stated in future reports. The report was adopted. THK HOUSE MEDICAL STAFF.' i Drs Huxtable and Callan were re-elec-ted as honorary members of the staff. THE HOUSE COMMITTIB's BEPOBT Recommended payment of salaries £57 2?, aad current accounts £83 6s Id, and added " That in the Hospital everything appears in a clean and satisfactory state except that the inside walls might now be better for cleaning and renovating, in (he same manner as the accident ward a short tiise ago, and as there are a fewer number of patients than usual we recommend-that the work be done at once. The report was adopted. \. SUBSCBIBBBB* LIST.

Mr Mcllhone mored that the secretary, at the next meeting shoild furnish a list of subscribers and the date on which the subscriptions were paid from January Ist to March 3Xst 1880. He said it would not be necessary to gire his reasons for wishing the list made, but he thought they ought all to know who the subscribers were. This was agreed to. HOUSE COMMITTEE. The house committee will consist of Messrs Aitken, Ahier, Osborne, and Mennie for the ensuing mouth; This concluded the business of the meeting. . .