The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1745, 12 October 1885, Page 2

The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill.

Thursday, the 15th finst., has been appointed the day of the first election of the several district boards of administration under section 7 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, by councils of boroughs and counties, and in certain cases by the chairmen of road boards. The clause referred to is as follows :

The divisions of the colony described in the First Schedule hereto are hereby constituted hospital districts for the purposes of this Act, and shall be called by the names set over each such description. When the boundaries of any county comprised in a hospital district shall be altered, such alteration shall operate with respect to the hospital district constituted under this Act, and shall take effect accordingly. If a new county shall at any time be created the limits whereof extend into more hospital districts than one, the Governor, by warrant under his hand, shall appoint the hospital district wherein such new county shall be deemed to be included.

For every such district there shall be ■> District Board of administration to consist of the following members—namely, one member for every borough and county respectively in the district having less than eight thousand inhabit tants, and two members for every borough and county respectively having more than eight thousand inhabitants. (1). The said members shall be elected by the councils of the boroughs and counties on the fourth Wednesday in November in each yearp'and shall come into office on the first Wednesday in December ensuing next after their election.

1 (2), Members shall hold office for one year or until their successors come into office, but failing election by any Council of any borough or county, the Governor may appoint a member or members for such borough or county to hold office until the next yearly election. (3). In any county where ‘‘ The Counties Act, 1880, ” is not in operation, the Chairmen of the Road Boards in such county shall be deemed the County Council for the election of such members.

(4). If there is not more than one county in any hospital district, then the Chairmen of Road Boards in such district shall elect at least three members of the Board for the district.