HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3058, 20 April 1917, Page 9

HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING ' : HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO BE ' .FORMED :- Messris. H.l Baldwin D. Galloway, H Freeman, h. A. Monk, W; J: Thompson, B. G. H..Burn,:F. CastlG, J. Smith, CM. Jjuke, Geo. Pethcrick, J.. W.; M'Ewanj ■'Rev. Dr. Elliott, IW. H.! Van Stav■'wren, Mesdames M'Vicar, Wilford, and and Dr. Platts-Mills were •present at the monthly meeting of tho y Wellington, Hospital and Charitablo /Aid-Board, held yesterday afternoon. '',-;■-,- One of the first:matters dealt with .j'Tvas .the confirmation 'of several rc[jnits which woro considered and pass- . Nd by the recent, cohferenco of Hospital and. Charitablo Aid; Boards,' .held :ih. It was pointed out by "the chairman that whilst the remits ij'were passed .by. tho conference,; no Mboard was bound by that action.. The v ;'Teinits included ono that proposed -tho ('establishment of a Hospital and Ch'ar- ; jitable. Aid oh the same • j lines as- the Municipal 'Association of ;.<New Zealand, the Wellington Board to ' j take , tho'initiative. This remit wasi.agreed to. The; matter" of individual i'iboards' contributions to the association a'matter for. discussion. / ;.". The'Rev,-H;: Van -Staveren thought jlhat this' was a matter'for tho in-: ;' hoard to'give its views upon, Tiot a .board,in; its dying ; hours.;. '-{ Mr._ Luke objected;to the' Finance ■Committee h'av'ing approached two per-sons-concerning the. duties of' secreTtary.an'd solicitors to tho association. HHe. thought \that.;the proper mpthod Tvould> be' to call a conference of repre- ■ -'sentaljives of boards, set up a constitution, and _ then call -for applicants '.'lor the positions at a'certain salary., Mr. C'astlo suggested that the mat-': iter should bo referred back to the Firnance Committee. :: '> ; : . ' i Mr.: J; -Smith: disagreed,'-; as he i.'thought a conference should be called ;; together .to/.draft, the. .constitution of ; ;the association.', -;: : -.- - ; •-.-".. v.:

: v'_ The chajnhan argued. that. the. m'b•'■tionwas in'order as :th'ey .could not ! expect the other Boards to send dele- . j gates to I a conference 171611 there was j nothing;to .put before them/ They had '•teen-asked to -dp this ■;■ work, and Ashoiild do it. ,'.. ■'. ;,.'.''•;'.' , '.- :' .V..- motion';to refer tW matter to , the Finance Committee to 'draw up a ;dra£t ; constitution .for; submission to ■the various boards was adopted. ;. A letter from .thV Minister ■"of Railways . confirming- :the report ■about.the stoppage of Sunday-trains. . The Hospital Committee: reported • that, the fees; for; military patients at ; the Victoria.'Hospital he reduced to ;375..6d. per week from Aprill. Accounts •amounting, to £307 ,10s. 5d. r were recommended to.'ho/written off.' Accounts for tie month, to the amount of ;£3598 17s. ,6d. were passed for pay-, 'men*. '' Dealing; with' the Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium the report stated ;that 14 patients beer! admitted," ;'l6 discharged (3 "died), from the, hbs- • pital, and ten' were under treatment.: '•At: the." sanatorium,-" 9 persons were 'admitted, 3/had been discharged, and ;19 were, under treatment. The. report ;mentioned 'that a- complete inventory. !«ad been taken of the hoard's pro--..perty,Vahd; the • Otaki Hospital and : Sanatorium, and' was duly signed.by : jthe. Chief Clerk of the Public Health •Deoartment. The report was adopted .;."•. The Charitable 'Aid Committee; : reported that .estimates for charitable aid requirements for the ensuing year, (1917-18, which .show a decrease" of Joughly..'£looo. as compared with,last Tear, have .been '.-, presented to and adopted -by the' Pinance Committee, and i presented a comparative table of outj floor relief for the past month, as foliloWS;—'. ' : :: , ■•..'•'■. V ■!,. k± ■' . ;: v : V; '''./■ -191719161915 j'Number. of cases, >.'.•....■: 64 ' 68 96 j iDaily average; number ■■'','...'■ of persons in receipt ■ ■•■■:" _;of reh'ef :..,.:V;.;...„; 184' 196' 293 Jißations granted ........ 535 6311019 ''Bent grants .............. '£41 £39'£49 oalaintenance of ohildren £23 £21 '£17' , ■; .The.report was adopted. ....;-.; •' On the recommendation of the Profricrty and Finance -Committee it was jdecided:— ..■■'■'-■',' .. /"That the'Westport Coar Co* : ;- be ftrantod a Glasgow lease for its leasehold at the corner' of Tinakorr Eo'ad •and Jlolesworth Street at the present 'rental." • i- :*V ''Thai; the collectors' pay be contin'Snr I s j at P resent > an d that a sum of. ;£2o T had been placed on the Estimates ,for bicycles for them." • "That increases of salaries had been .provided for in the Estimates as fol[flows:—Headr Office staff,, £84; medi;cal staff, £50; Public Health, .£lO • Rental Department, £35; Dispensary •±2l; porters and gardeners, £32; nufs£1110. and domestic'S,