HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 11

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

:: ''»-.7':;':.■.■!■ :;.';'' .-.The '■■ Wellington ; H6spitsl Trustees met yes-, terday morning, ■; tho <Hqni C>-M. iLuk'o - presid-ing.o-:..V\;:'>>\""' •■:" .*";":■ r^ ''' There were also present: Messrs. -R; C. Kirk, A/ , Smitiv '."J. - ,W. ,M'Ewan,.: £eq. ■'.Nash.-V.Jaa. Trevor, .and, (3.'London. .',: ■ ; C \~a\- '> V Committeo'' it ',was decided that "the." new : workshop •and,'storeroom, should ho insured for,VS2OO, and, that an additional ><£100 ho,placed 'on .the stock. bi ■ crockery I and: stores. ■ The .tender of , Messrs. Standidge and; Co. /was iaccepted for painting the outside .woodwork of the nurses , home. ;

'/"■The , -house steward's;recommendations regard; .ing tarn'ng : roads, procuring < slack,..new.:lubricator, ;• paiilting' engine-room ', and . freezer,. and purchase of uniform for/night-wißchman are ;to be giyen:o£fcct to,.'arid an assistant gardener, is to";boputVon fora ;few:weeks;;/v .;• ■» "~y<>\■■■'■' ■■'■■ A' return, of inmates showed'■ that, there were 158"'patientsin' : the.'general j hospital,' as-.,com-; pared ..with,-222.-for, .the corresponding period; last 'year.' There were '38, inmates in the yic- . toria •Sospital: and. 15 in the Seddon,'.llpspital,. making .the? grand ..total. of 211,' as; against! 282 for ■■■ the i corresponding period; last yetir'.'' '■-,'■■.'. from November'i6 to:Navember";'29'sh'oweJi"a : balance .-of v!£1575; : 05. ; .:'9d.: :: .,The'.: receipts in-, eluded:balance brought■'ffffwardy 35..-lid.; ■■ rente, 15s.- 5d.; : i617 '25.; inpatients, V jBIIO 193.': 6d;; contributions, •'lßs. ■3d.;'sundries, *M Vis. 10d. , ; district board's'con--.tribiition, making a ; total.'of JISO3S', 165.-' lid. , ' Th e: expenditure ~wns: ;Month|y: accounts,' J3769 IVi. :'•: ili's J. '•• Lamb' (balance of", contract),' •£36- Is.; orockory,.account, Publio'iTrust. Omc'e,j;3is; ..Technical •■Education'^l3pardi;.'iE i ll: 7s. >6d. : ;.: fortnightly. ■" Kagos, i £\W;[ 9s. hi.; -..'mis-' "cMlaneoiis. '.621:185..'. Bd.;. leaving a'.balance of : . 1 ' , : . ; ; ■•■' : .-.:'" ; .•■-■- [ :- : : '.'*>■ '■■' ' -;Accounts amounting;to' JSl3o2;:Bsi..sd.,;wei;e passed.for--payment.'■.. :';r':■■:y\~Y!y:':.'-'':-K- : I'- , Itwas 'decided that:an ■ instalment.of iEoOO should be .paid .to the; Public Trustee off the., loan meepunt.'.. : The , .question; of. paying, a further , : iisoo off the, loan .was;,left' in. the 'hands of the.Finance Committee. :' ; .'•■;:■. "';; •'. '■■"■■, 'I'ho spcretary r presented.a .retnni.;'of the num■bei, by ; .members 'during-, tho'past year-at board,-special, house, 'finance, leasehold, atid '.-light and power: committee meetings which : showed that Mr. Geo..L6ndou had attended. 80 meetings," tho Hon.; C. M. Luke, 73 G.. Nash-'65,' R. r .C. Kirk'.s7, J: Danks '51, A',-Smith:4o, : J..W. M'Ewati: 3G, J.'Eod 30, .iW.--H.' Hales.and Jas. Trevor 21.; ;';■•-.;;.■'':: ; .