HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 11

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

y The Hon. Ci'.M.sLulto (chairman), Messrs. G Loudon, J; W.iM JSwan, it. C. KiiL-, ,G. ■ Nash; A. Diiiks were.'pr'6sfcnt • at u • meeting:';.-,of;'the .Wcllingt<)il;,:H'ospital ■Trustees •for. absence: : Jas. Trevor,' -who■■■ recently;.sustained•. injuries ■ through, fallings iroin tJiO ' Ecaffolding ;'cf ■ a building in course of V«iieo'tion."V.-Ihb" chairman, in ■ referrii%'- to." sympathetic \terms'' -to ■ the . mishap, stated that Ttlr. Trevor ' was making' wonderful progress recovery. ;11ie*.r!k#jjfe' jfbr';the .itamtl>.^tallM, v^l3fss 10s. 6d.'(including a' forward .balance of '.£1143 ',19$ - MO/ and.'"ilie expenditure £824 •18s. 4d.' Joss' thai' amouiit (balance', carried fom - ard):".'Somo'-cbmpari2onß in -some ofr.thc items" for the past fortnight .were given, as follow (the/figures in" parentheses being 'those'' fort the.' corresponding,; period!of last 15i.<3cT;'(£jj2 : ; Bs. Odi)j .out-patients', fees, £15': 45).-, (£2o*, 13s.)inpatients,'.fees'. £124 los; (£l3l lis. 4d.); wages, £177 lis.' lid. (£143 lis. 7d.). 1 ■ Tho' : following''report of'.tlie':Houso'-Coni-:mittee was passed:—-'/That; ' regarding sick pay for nurses and maids, they bo given two ■ weeks'/leave on full pay when sick; if.sickness' is contracted through fulfilment, of dutj by •'some . infectious or' contagious' disease, 'salafy be .paid for period determined by .tlif trustees ;'and..th.at. in cases where there. :js j doubt as to cause of illness, ,t.he:trustces wil' decide 'in eaoli case, '.That-nurses be .paid it period of time, irrespective, of 'date of-ex-amination. Nurses in passing examinations .will, therefore/ bo': entitled' to' increase of •.Biliary .12 . months after arrival at the hospital. That a vote of thanks be sent to, Messrs.- 'Beckett's (Over Sea, Limited) for a donation of £2 2s. That - a general pass '•be granted an official visitor of a-ny lodge to ■visit at usual visiting .-hours- any. patient ,'who may-lie a' member of a lodge,-'provided, ilie undertakes not to visit any patient who ;may already, have- two visitors. That Mr. 'Welling bo enga&od as foreman,;;at £3,105. "per week, 'and the w'ork .of excavation'. and billing at fever hospital 1 site bp prboeeded iw-itli immediately."