ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 540, 22 June 1909, Page 4

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

' .': '-■'.■■■ A NEWpONVEYANCB.; £:;;■■/: A meeting "of' th 6 -'committee of the Wellington contre. of tho.lSt; John AmbulanceAssociation \waa held yesterday, there being present: Mr..> C.' Pi.Vowlee (chairman), Mosdamos Voarson and AVatere, Messrs. Bosant, Crow, Fisher, Pollock, Seed, and the secretary (Mr. , 3. D. Avory). :■!..■■ V A. sub-committeo brought downf a report.-'■ upon tho:ambnlance van service,' in' wl^ioh .'. a recommondatibri was; that the dssociatioo should prooure an approved ambulance brougham for tho city.. It, was. decided ■ to adopt tho recommendation, ,, and/tho now, oonvcyanco ■ will ■ be ordered .forthwith. wosfurthor decided to havethe.present!ambulance van put into good, order, a number of improvomonts being, recommended by the sub-committco. ,'.■•..:/■. i -/. .-.■."'" '\. ■■.-■. The committee' could'not endorse the.'sug- . gestions oN tho Sydney i.'contro for making representations; to the I/ondon: headquarters that tlie! regulations should bo ■ amended to admit of a lecturer-surgeon examining his own students in: certain; oircumstances,'. .

!Rio public annual meeting of tho centre was fixed for Friday', July Iβ;, if it should bo found that the necessary arrangement! can be made for that date. .'■'.' , : .

Tho committee accepted, with thanks an offer from members of; the local Ambulance Brigade to assist in the removal of.pationta Irk the hmbulance.van fo\'owinß days: Alo'ndays to Fridaye, any time nfter 6 p.m.; Saturdays, any tim'o after 12 : (noon); Sundays, any hour. ;",' : • .• ! . '.'. 'Accounts amounting to £36 18s. 6d. were .passed for payment..:.: :. '■•■ -.',!, ,■."'"■,■■■';. It was decided. that all meetings should bo open to'tho press'for the future.