THE HOSPITAL COMMISSION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

THE HOSPITAL COMMISSION.

REPORT TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT WEEK. Mr W. K. RloomSeld moved at the meeting of th.r> Hospital :m«i Charitable Aid Board yesterday alternoc-n. "That th«» Hnus»» Committee investiga.to and report to thr- Board re the present orgriLnisitiuri of tiu- Uc=pitai." He .<ai<l the new members especially tii" necesslt;- fov fuller knowledge us to the mespbess of the staff and tbeir respective diitii's. The information ivnjild be valuable in considering rlio rc-orjriiniaatioii of the hospital. Thi-y had a manager up there who was ovpr-woriied and wanted assistance. Ho considered the matron should be respo-nsible direct to the Board and n-rt the medical superintendent. Then he had lp;u-ncd riiat the engineer worked smn days ;i wr-ek and about 3-t bo-urs pt>r day. things showed the necessity for fuller infoim-ation. Mr 3. C. Brown seconded the motion pro forma, Ijnt s:-.id the rnles specified the duties of tin 1 various officers. Mr E. E. said lie agreed with Mr Dloornti?ld. Tnere iris a general feeling" that tilings were not working so smoctiily as co-aid be wished at the hospital. Hp tiioug-ht. however, the investigatloD shouid be by thr whole Boaid. He TBomd a3 an cjr.fn.ln3e"t. "That this Board invssttgat,t.h<? pn»s;)nr orjaniFaticn of the penaanw: staff at the Uospual. and also the m»<V.ca\ strrff. TT'th. ;i of flevising a for re-»irganisatiou." Ho thougiit all the members of the Board should be able to sp<- rhp position, ami wuric of each Infliv:dnfll in tiao liosp*ta.l. Sucii a rpport would be vft.iuabtt'' information fur t«ir (jr>idajipf of the membrrs of the Bo&nl. Thoir two resident medical men wero iindocbtixtir (HTPr-worfcPd. He ;i!.-=o otoud that lUJiigs were not rvorliliiK so smoothly .-is tmgbt tn .-it tho hospital. M-γ L. .1. Baguall coasidervd' the iifsc^ssiod rexll.r :inticip:i:to-ry. Ir was far l>«*tcer ti> save it. a:! f<;r <-i>n.sider:n£f rh<? n-port of tho Royal Commiasion. Hp had not bean*, marh In the line of gensral dia^tlrfittion on the parr cf th." gpoeral public with tiitii}i:r;ac<»aier)t of rn<- hospital. Thore Tiuil br-«-u one private ■oniplaint imjuired into, and it wa. J shown there was nothtag ia it. Mr A. Ilrace rrmsideretl the whole prohad liHgna at the wron; pud. People joniiTjg the Booril took s-arae tniif tn art inforaiat'on the business of the Itcmrd. They must w.i reurgautsp the officers without iirst altfrin? the n:!es tinder wtofc-h they wen- w«rfch»a at pi-f----si-iil It wonld be hptfcrr for Mr BToonifie!d's njotian to st.md over for the preMr Garland seconded the amendment, as being- tile most I'omprehnnsive. Tbisj wa« a matter <>i' puraniou.ut Importance to the pnbiic. As CO rhf oC th* i-nyai ('.'uiiniSEMin it would !>p better to 3et apart a niirht fur its c-unsiriprsilun. The rulps w.Kiid reqnSre to ht> rp-(-onptract«i( rtwjninisatiou coniil take pi.-top at the hospital. Thp honorary sraff iras jnst now in its last Lnoutli of exisrprrro. Iγ w;i3 oTily right that the turn, staff to he elcetpii should have a ?aj* in rportianibatioii nud fVinriTifcitiVn 'if the rnlf-s. rntimaf.i»l.T liof.ii motlon v ancl :nnpiiilnj<>et wpre withdrawn, and It was drridfd ro meet on T>!f«tlrij-. at 7..*5fl p.m.. to coiisiner Llie report of the Hospital Commission.