Waihi Hospital Trustees

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1161, 3 December 1904, Page 2

Waihi Hospital Trustees

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Tin', nsn.il monthly meeting of the Waiht Efospitil Muaipes was hold at tho hospital last night, Present: Messrs, T, Gilmoult (chairman). J, A.' Brown, It. Newdiclc, A, (I, Bongo, G, Wood and J. Hind,

A lettor of apolo'jv for non-attendance was received from Mr, D. G. Saunders. Tho minute of last meeting were road and continnod.

TAURASUyCMmiILE AID HOARD

Iu tho outward correspondence tho secretary read a letter senr to a relative of a patient who has been iu the hospital lor the past six months, with a request that stops should be tiilten t.) remove tho patient from tho Hospital, tho caso being 1111 incurable one, A letter to llio Chiu'iltiblo Aid Board, Tauranga, in reference to llio snnie mutter and also a statement of account lor treatment of patienis belonging to the Tauranga district, was read. I'he total amount duo by tbo Bay of Plenty Charitable Aid Board in tho Waihi hospital w.is£;iy 17s, Siii'|irise dt tho large amount of indoliiednow of that Board was expressed by soninof tli" members present, whereupon the secretary remarked llmt Whaiigurei owed the Auckland Hospital jCIO3.

GIFT FROM COLLKCTOU OK CUSTOMS

The following letter was received from Mr, Roso, Collector ot Oiwoms;—''The Superintendent, Waihi Hospital, Waihi, Sir,-Under separate cover I am forward-' ing you eight books, for tho use of the patients. They arc piracies of copyright works seized by me, and instead of burning them I distribute 10 the locil hospitals, etc. Will you bo so good its to see l hut they do not leavo the Hospital, Kindly acknowledge receipt,— Alkx. Rosu, Collector.

On tho motion of Mr Brown the secretary was instructed to writo to the Collector of Customs thanking him for his very usoful gift. QOVHRNMIiNI' HUUSIDV,

A letter from tho manngor 0' tiio National Bunk was received intimating tho receipt of £ll2 15s Id, which was the Oovernmont subsidy 011 voluntary contrii buttons amounting to i.'9i) 19s 3d.

BOROUGH COUNCIL'S CONTRIBUTION,

A notification from' tho District Board was road to tho oftoct that i'2oo was now being forwarded ro the Hospital's credit, en which tho Government subsidy of £2OO would bo availablo in duo course

NOMBBR OF I'ATIKNTS

Tho nurßß roportod that tho number of patients in the hospital for tho month of November was fifteen, and that during that poriod ten woro discharged, leaving sixteen now in the institution,

PURCHASE OF ACCESSORIKS

It resolved that Mr' Brown be authorised to ptirohaso neoossary hose for the garden,

invalid's chair

On tho motion of tho chairman it was resolved that tho secretary bo instructed 10 procure an invalid's chair,

SKPTIC TANK

On the motion of tho chairman it was lesolved that tho question of ronowing tho material in the filter beds of tho septic tank bo left in tho hands of tho house commitlos.

accident insurance 1

On the motion of Mr, Bongo it was docided that the srorotary bo instructed to insure tho wholo of tho hospital stuff against accident with tho Govornmo:it agent, Mr. Mann,

incurable PATIKNTS,

Ou tho motion of Mr Rouge it wns rea.ilvod that tho doctors be reminded that no incurable cases ciin be admitted into the hospital.

MIIK AND VKOWAHLK SUPPLIES,

As tho outcome of an inquiry nt tho provious ineorting by Mr Saunders as to tho cost of supplying milk to tho hospital, a stateiuont wis read to tho meeting showing that for tho past twelvo months tho milk bill was £135 7s, the cost of vogo tables and butter nddod ranking a totnl of £2OO 17s.

Tho Chairman explained that tho enquiry had been made with a view ot considering tho advisability, from an economic point, of purchasing somo cows in order that tho hospital might supply its own milk.

Tho question of tho supply of vegetables was also raised. On tho motion of Mr Drown it was re solved that tho quostion of tho supply of milk and vegetables bo hold over lill a futuro mooting. ACCOUNTS t'ASSHI) Accoiintsaiuounting to £l-1818s 2d were passed for paymont. DISPOSAL OF GUASS ft was resolved that Mr. Brown make tho best arrangements possible in regard to the disposal cf grass on tho hospital ground, IIOUSK COMMUTE]') Messrs. Brown mil Iliml woro appointed iiiHinbors of the lloiiso Committee for tho ensuiiiK month.