WAIHI HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 194, 15 August 1907, Page 5

WAIHI HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS.

ißy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

WAIHI, this day.

A special meeting of the trustees of the Wailii Hospital was held last night. The Mayor, who presided,, stated that the sub-eominittee had investigated tho accounts, but did nothing. , Mr.Powtr liad~ moved that the Auditor-General be asked to send.an auditor. Mr Donaldson also moved for ,a' preliminary investigation by the trustees, but it ended in neither motion nor amendment being put. Hence a special meeting was convened.

A letter was received from Mr livesey apologising for his absence,- ana : suggesting that there should be" an investigation of accounts by a local accountant, because the facts disclosed in connection with the late secretary's accounts point more conclusively to carelessness than anything. else

The Mayor concurred. iAU they could find out so far was that.the deficiencies were covered by a paltry sum of about £3.

Mr Hume thought that, in fairness and justice to Mr .King, the late secretary, the services of a .Government auditor should be requisitioned.

Mr Cathey also held the opinion that a Government auditor's certificate was required to give Mr King a clean certificate. He believed the mistakes were 6nly the result of carelessness.

Mr. Power said he thought the audi-tor-general should be asked to instruct the. auditor now in the district to coma to Waihi and investigate the accounts. He would move to that effect.

Mr. Cathey seconded.

Mr. Donaldson moved as an amendment to the effect that a preliminary investigation be made by a sub-committee. All seemed to admit that the irregularities were due ,to carelessness. If the Auditor-General sent a special jman the case would be taken out.of their hands. Business people were making similar mistakes every day. He considered it woul\J be a grievous mistake to call in the Auditor-General until a .preliminary investigation proved that there was something wrong,.and so far, this proof was absent!

The Mayor seconded.

Eventually the motion was put and lost, and it was subsequently carried that Mr. Smith, secretary pro tern., should make an. investigation of the books and report to the trustees.