DISTRICT HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 512, 20 May 1909, Page 9

DISTRICT HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING, The. ■•; monthly; meeting '.■<£ 'jytlw a .'. ■Wellington there being present Mr. J, I'. Luke,'.M.lV (chairman), and Messrs. 11. C. Kirk, C. J. Oraivford, J, W.' M'Ewan, James Godbor, \V. Galloway, and J. Smith. • :V ; Accounts ainonntiue to £1575 9s: Bd'. )i-ero ■passed for payment/' . v: , / . Tho •' periodical report ;from the' matron: of. tlio Otaln Hospital stated tliat 12 patients "Wora admitted.and ll'disoKarged during;.the. month, and that at . present there -tvero 5 males and 1 fcradles - uhder,'treatnient'.; There I had been 5 operations ,under,'anaesthetics;. At the': sanatoriuni : *. outpatients had been, admit.:t& ?and- -6: ; during' the : .moiith,. tiiere. being 11 malo and 14 iemalo patients under treatment at present. A statement - submitted showed.' tliat tlio individual amounts: in .respect of the. loss .qf.. ; rites' consequent./upon . tno . transfcr of'; tho Manawatu railway lauds- from 'the. company' to tho Govornment were as follow , s - Wellington City . . ... . .... 2G 6 .0 Ilorowhenua County ; ... 75 14 0 Hutt County ... ... ... 26 9' 0 ;Makara County .- : v.. ■ 22 G 0 Onslow.: Boroupih * . •... 4 -8 ■ 0 Lovin Borough : - . .... . ... 3. 3 0 ■Johnsonvillo Tpwn Board ... .;. 114 0 ' Total £ ICO 0 0 The .'capital value of tie rateable area acquired by tho Govornmont from tho Mana.watu: Railway Company, Limited,, amounts, whicll tho , Government is .to' be asked to 'grant for 'this:: :yea'n is , tberefore ;£160,x .;a comparatively spiall amount,: '' . :■ ' ■;'flicfinances-for', tho .month, showed^a credit balance. of ;. £523 '175.,.: 'which, added 'to : an :amount, of. £333 18s'.;2d. sinco credited, ; mado; •fcho'total credit to dato.£Bs7 15s.'2d.' A sub-' sidy of £2601.75.-6 d. was. duo from the Gov- 1 , eminent. ... .•'.v.-,'• i plans', submitted :by sJl'r. '. F. /de J. Cloro :'for: thq:;extnnsion •of :• accommodatton for the nurses at".the Otaki;'HtiSpital ivero approved, and it was dccidcd that tenders bo willed in accordance therewith.'' .. ;