HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 595, 25 August 1909, Page 8

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

'THB--FEVER-; HOSPITAL- "QUESTION:; .'vANpTHERiGONFERENpE': IN ;.VIEWv\ ' -A- ■' meeting' of- the' Hospital, Trustees was held yesterday morning...,.. There' 'wore present : The.Hon,C-- M.' Luke,(in the chair), 1 Messrs. J. Trevorj J. liod, Geo." Nash;-J. Daiilre, iE.'-'C. Kirk, G;, J London, -and J. MfEwan. 'I-.: >;.-;. i>-. >;,,-:: : ■'-. :■/:-", .'-\ . .;.,The chairman,reporting oa last week's conference m' reference to; the fever 'hospital, •-stated •■ that - thev'spheme , agreed '/on. was,' one upon -which, in his opinion,. the -community could congratulate itself... It was clear, how-. |.ever., that: thei local bodies could-do-nothing .before Maroh3li but therfe.was .need for,the trustees'to-do' something at bnoe,' as ; owing, to the state of the.buOdmg-.tirade.ra building I could, be. ; pnt* upVmuoh/.cheaper now r.than at.','.any -.other, time. '.Further,.-if;'-,the. work were put in/hand at once, Jt..would 5 provide j employment for a,;, number .of |men;.who .fo-. quired' i't urgently.. ,:It might .be. possible,he.thought, .to secure an-advance-from : tho Government.; „.-;,.';, '•;'-:.•■'; ;;'..;V:/X• ■;,.>;■ Mr! ,Kirk' pointed out:, that the/Heajth - Act; in. cases': su'oh.as-the..present;; gavs,..fche power: \to>•'.local,. bodies.; to; raises by specjal order, without-going' 'to the '"rate-' payers. - ;"'.-.'-. '. .y'- ':':[ /;■■'•■";;'/'•/.'/: -.' -'-V'-'. Mr. : .Luke - said that .this point ? had: not i beeh'.^yerlTOk , ed.'-'.'|T^e'fac^^"wa£'-^- l local bodies .had'ah * .objection.v.to;'-, raising loans. .The .Wellington.-'City Council;;.for instance,; would \b<3 required' to; make .'a big contribution,; for, which //-no > provision-' ;bad - been made;; He: tbbught/that/:, the- ..local bodies might be asked ,to.: further consider the', iha'tler. -J /,--//: v.../ -'j.:,////; :-'i.v.:.' '. Mr. Trevbr,, contended., .that', .the bank would advance' the; money ;if the trustees gave the nebes^Vy^guarantee, : .y ; .','.'"''.'. ' :', -'■ .'ln reply'to a.suggestion'that,'tie;GflVerntrierit' might make it's ..contribution-i^t-'once, •Mr.■■;M'Ewan,.'said/ that'; tie; • Governhieu't : liked to see ,'a certain'amouit'of'.work done as• a- rule before'ft-paid 1 out..:.';; ; vy. . '.Mr;' I£irk was '< sceptical- ahpui i:the'.-'City Council making" a contribution,' bf l £5000 or £6000 out of'one- year's 'funds;: but" Mr. Luliq did not think ibe"council w6uld spread the; rabriey 1 oyer: a'i'series-of.year's?' ! :- :i ' :, : !; ' .' Mr. G. Na?h considered: that there; wmild be little difficulty in" making '/satisfactory arrangements.with the;bank. ,• v; \ ' ' : '.''.'• .''.lt was agreed to'instruct the : archateets,to gbVoii ,witb the preparation ; of the plans and specifications, and that, wheti tho sahie are completed.; a further. meeting :of: delegates .from' local bodies; interested.should, be held to consider ..the. position.-. -.", , ..,. -.-,•' 'The' secretary, reported that/there -were :154 patients in the general hospital at present 88 males, and; 66 feinales.'.' .The ;number of patients: in the hospital'during-the corresponding period last year ..was 203. There are 34: patients: in' tlie' Victoria Hospital nhd 18 in the Seddbn Hospital, a grand total of 206, as against 268: at the, same time last year. The number of out-paiionts at : present .is 357.: .-.-• ■..-"■.'.'■,'-..'." ■■".-, '•>-.'.■■-VV'- :'■■ Authority was given that soil from "the Fovor hospital.: site, which is not required, should be sold at-ss, per load,j- : . '' :The tender of Messrs. Foley aid'.Sons for plastering the outside of the morgue aud ;boiler-liouso at a cost of £30 was accepted. The financial statement .for tho fortnight showed receipts totalling £2250 Is: Bd., arid expenditure amounting to £1225 '18s. Bd. ; , lekYiUtf a'credit balauoe of: £1024 3a.