TUAPEKA HOSPITAL BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 1812, 15 July 1891, Page 3

TUAPEKA HOSPITAL BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the above Board was held at the County buildings on Friday evening. Present : Messrs Bennet (Chairman), Michael, Johnston, and Livingston. NOMINATION OP PATIENTS. After an examination of the names and number of destitute admission-tickets issued since last meeting, the opinion was expressed that more stringent regulations would require to be made to prevent imposition, as the number had grown out of ajl proportion, several of the cases being open to grave doubt; while in one instance a person being now in the hospital as a destitute person was stated to be in easy circumstances and without encumbrance of any kind. In this case, the Secretary was instructed to write to the nominator asking why he gave a destitute patient's ticket, the applicant being in good circumstances at the time, also to demand payment forthwith from the patient referred to. SUTURE NOMINATIONS. It was resolved that in future no nominations to the hospital will be received j unless front members of the Tuapeka Hospital Board, county councillors, or I the boroughs' representative. RETURN OF PATIENTS. The Resident Surgeon's return showed that the number of patients remaining from April was 11; admitted during May, 9; discharged, 8; remaining at end of month, 12. June returns : Remaining from May, 12 ; admitted during June, 10; discharged, 9; died, 1; remaining at end of month, 12. ACCOUNTS. The following accounts were passed for payment : — Thos. Arthur, £24 0s 9d; Wm. Bloy, £14 12s lid; C. Swanwick, £2 8s 2d; James Oliver, £6 7s; John Joyce, 10s 9d ; Ah Lain, 7s 2d ; Alexander Garden, £2 9s 6d; M. Harris, 14s; W. B. Martin, 4s 6d ; Mrs Thos. Crawford, £1 4s , Herbert and Co., £1 17s 6d ; A. Mitchell, £5 18s ; G. O. Taylor, £15 18s ; Browne Bros., £15 10s ; M'Nab Bros., £1 lls 3d i Geo. Jeffery, £1 Is.