LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18467, 6 December 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

o— I Owing to pressure upon our space our yeporb of the County Council lneetih," is unavoidably held! over to next isisue.

Our report of the Hauraki Agricultural Society's Show,' held 'at Paeroa yesterday,, appears on' page .2; The prize list was not completed when our reporter left for Thames. A vote of sympathy with Mr. Baker in hie. recent bereavement, was carried at the Hospital Board meeting, on the motion of the chairman. The motion wa.s adopted by the members .standing 1, and' Mr. Baker briefly expressed 1 his thanks. Mr. William Baker has received a. cable from his son, Private Harold Baker, to say that he is returning to Thames shortly, being declared unfit for active service. While at Turuia the other day Sir Joseph Ward unveiled a roll of honour containing 53 names of boys Svfio^had gone from Turua to the 1 fronf. Unfortunately a great many have paid the supreme sacrifice. J. Morley, who was drawn in yesterday's ballot, volunteered for active sea-vice some titne previously and went before tlie Medical Board .at Paeroa on 2 (Mi of laet month and wa,s classed C'l. I

At the Hospital Board meeting last night, -the chairman warmly welcomed the new member®, and congratulated the old ones on being again elected. The new members would no doubt prove to be real hard earnest workers. The board had always in the past conducted its meetings harmoniously, and he hoped the same goofl feeling* would continue. The various members referred t©i thanked* the chairman, for his remarks. . I An account from^, the Waihi Hospital for £132 Os 8d was presented at last night's meeting, of the Hospital Board for the. treatment of patients belonging to this' district. The chairman contended that those who were able to travel should come to their own district hospital, and that Waihi should only take in urgent eases; The Waihi Board had previously been notified' to that effect. Those who could not pay should certainly come'to their own hospital. Instead.of that, they went to Waihi, and this board had to pay for them. It was decided 1 that' copies of the account be sent to rfiembers, who could examine the various items, and advise the ■ secretary what amounts could be paid by the people concerned.

One of the new members of the Hospital Board, Mr. Kennedy, at last night's meeting brought up the question of .remuneration of the nurses, whom he considered were very poorly paid. The chairman, said they were paid equally: as well v-s anywhere else, though personally he did not think they were getting enough. In consequence of this, the board had only recently made a special grant to the nurses for clothnig. About 12' months ago, the Health Department had been written .toon the question of payment of nursee, and a reply had been received that the matter was being gone into with the view of arranging a. uniform sicale. Since then nothing had been heard of the matter, but when he went to Wellington ..shortly he would again bring the question under the attention of the Minister. . ■ I NoVioes of applications for transfer of publicans' licenses: are adver- ; tised, the Shortland and the Royal Hotels beiing the housies concerned. The County Ratepayers' Ajssoaiation held a, meeting at the Pamwai , School last evening, Mr G. 11. A. Oribb occupying the chair. Serettul impoittant mattes wea-e discussed, ' among them being better water euj> ply' to tth'e residents of Block 27. and Hapy Road, and the eirectiion of a i fire alarm in th« Paraiwaa riding|. It was decided that thesei matters bo brought under the notice of the' County Council at liie ©arliosrt opportunity. J