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Application of Funds. 44a. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 19, subsection (a): Add, " Either by proceedings under Public Works Act or other methods." Travelling-expenses of Members of Board. 54a. Central Otago, Tuapeka, and Otago United Districts Charitable Aid Board. —Clause 25, section (9) : Board expenses for members when travelling to be paid also. 58b. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 25, subsection (c), subclause (1) : Add, " 10s. per day allowance over and above railway fare for any distance over twenty miles." 58c. Central Otago, Tuapeka, and Otago United Districts Charitable Aid Board. —That members attending meetings of the Boards be paid at so-much for the day. Power to Lease. 64a. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 46. In lieu of "Local Bodies Act" read "the existing leasing Act." Apportionment of Expenditure. 65a. Central Otago, Tuapeka, and Otago United Districts Charitable Aid Board. —That it is desirable, taking into consideration the large increase in the cost of administration in hospital and charitable aid, that the incidence of taxation should be amended, making provision for the levying of a rate upon all classes of property, and not on land only as at present. 65b. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 37, subclause (1). Line 1: Alter "March" to " February." 65b. Central Otago, Tuapeka, and Otago United Districts Charitable Aid Board. —That the payments of contributing bodies for the ensuing year be carried on at the rate of previous year until the new levy for the year is made. Erection of New Buildings. 80a. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 38, subclause (4): Proviso to read, "£3,000" instead of " £1,000." Appeal by Contributing Local Authority. 81a. Wellington Benevolent Trustees. —That the right of appeal conferred by section 39 be limited to a period, of one month. 81b. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 39, subclause (1): After "appeal" add "within one month." Maintenance and Establishment of Settlement. 84a. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 74. Line 15: After " resided " leave out words for at least six months"; line 18, add after "resided" the words "for trie longest consecutive period"; line 5, delete "so," substitute "longest"; line 6, interpolate "during such period of twelve months " before " the entire cost," &c. Amend saving clause correspondingly. 88a. Wellington Benevolent Trustees. —That clause 74 be amended as follows: Line 3, delete " for at least six months." SEPARATE INSTITUTIONS. Voting-powers. 105 a. Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees. —Section 57, part 2 : The Trustees suggest that an opportunity be given to all subscribers to vote for the election of Trustees, similar to the system in force at present for the election of members of the Board of Education. Election of Chairman. 107 a. Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees. —Section 58. The Trustees consider that the Chairman should be elected by the Trustees. Grants from Local Authorities. 108 a. Northern Wairoa Hospital Trustees. —That clauses 59 and 60 of the present Act of 1885 be reinstated in the proposed new Act, so as to allow separate institutions to receive help from a Charitable Aid Board constituted under the Act. Miscellaneous. 110 a. Mercury Bay Hospital Trustees. —Section 67: Exception is taken to the whole of the clauses which are included in this section and taken from Part I of the Act—viz., Nos. 23, 26, 29, 32 35 36, 44 and 48—as the Trustees consider the clauses mentioned would be detrimental to the best interests of a separate institution. Reduction of Subsidies. 122 a. Wellington Hospital Trustees. —Clause 31 : Subclauses (2) and (3) to be eliminated. 122b. Central Otago United Districts Charitable Aid Board.—Clause 31 : The subsidies to be kept as heretofore, and not altered.

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