DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL,

Dunstan Times, Issue 486, 11 August 1871, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL,

The usual monthly meeting of tlis Committee of the Dunstrn D strict Hospital v/as held in inc Town Ha l ou Monday last the 7th instant. Present, Vincent Pyke, Esq-, (President) ; William Eraser, Esq., (Vice President); A. j, Chns'opher, Esq., (Honorary Treasurer); and Messrs. 1 attevson, Marshall, Faohe, Naylor, Wellsford, Parks, Giindley, Holt, , Beck, Haidett, and R. Barlow, (Secretary). Mr. James Hazlett occupied the Chair ( till the arrival of the President. j The minutes of the last meeting were read , and confirmed. The outward correspondence was read , and approved, and the inward received. . The Visiting Committee’s No. 1 Report, recommended that the present wash-house j should be palled down, and a new one built - in its stead. Proposed by Mr. Hazlett, seconded by Mr. Patterson, That the Repeat be received aad referred back to the visiting committee, ’ with power to act. Carried. The Visiting Committee's No. 2 Report reeommend ng that salaries and accounts , as follows, for the month of Ju'y bo passed for payment. 1 Salaries £sl 5 0 ! Provisions 62 14 0

Wines and spirits 17 16 0 Light 3 10 0 Coffins 2 10 Interments 4 2 6 Proposed by Mr. Marshal', seconded by Mr. Faehe, That the Report he adopted. Carried. The Treasurer’s Report as follows was read and received : Balance due to Bank as per last, report £315 18 11 Accounts since paid 123 11 1 439 0 0

Donations and suhscribtions for the month 134 2 6 Balance due to Bank this day 304 17 6 Liabilities. • Balance due to Bank £304 17 C January, February March April, May and June accounts unpaid 403 4 1 Accounts passe 1 this evening 141 8 6 852 10 . 1 • Assets. Gouerninont eubsi ly duo > for two quarters, 31st January,ftSOthAq'il £502 13 0 Due on current quarter 318 4 0 850 17 O The Treasurer said ho thougt the Con;, mittrq,should claim the subsidy of 2 1- to 11. up to‘October, ns the Committee would have to give their officers .vd servants thrbo’mohths notice i£ they decided to te- ■ duco salaries' and wages. ■ > - •’*'* Resolved that the Secretary t* ittstthet-

Ed to ascertain when the subsidy of one to i cne will commence. The Resident Surgeon’s Report as follows, was read and received:—Number of patients’in Hospital, July 1, eighteen. Admitted during the month, seven. Discharged during the month, ten. Died, one. Remaining August 1, fourteen. Daily average, sixteen an 1 two thirds. The patients admitted were from the following p'aces : —Cromwell, one. Clyde, one. Dnttedin, one. Drybread. one. Alexandra, two. Black’s No.’ l, one. Mr. Holt stated that the Surgeon had turned his horses loose in the garden, and that they had dune a deal of .damage to the I trees and beds. Proposed by Mr. Marshall, saconded by Mr. V. elsford, That the Visi mg Committee be requested to inquire into the matter reported by Mr. Holt, and that they be instructed to put a stop to it forthwith. Carried. The Secretary was instructed to write to those patients, (who had been in the Hospital, and were in a position to pay for their maintenance), forwarding them accounts, and requesting payment forthwith. Mr. Holt was re-elected a member of the Visiting Committee for one month. The President said the next matter to be taken into consideration was 'he reduction of subsidy. Without any gentleman was prepared with any definite plan to lay before the meeting, ho would' suggest that a snb-commiitce be eleclcd to report at an early date. Mr. Hazlett rose and said that the subject was one that could not be shirk'd. To carry on the Institution upon the same principle as heretofore was impossible, In his opinion there were various means bv which the expenses conld’ be reduced. By a lording a thoroughly strict dietary scale, much could be done. As nothing could be settled by flic general committee to night, he would propose, That a] suh-committee of throe be elected to draw up a report. Mr. W. Fraser said the action of the Provincial Council in re hieing the subsidy did not in the least take him by surprise. The duty now devolved upon them to act, and reduce the expenditure to meet their revenue. In many instances the Hospital was used more as a Hotel han a Hospital. Numbers received benefits from the Institution and paid nothing tlungh they were in a position to do so ; it was in that direction the Committee must look, he would second the motion. After some further discussion, the number of the sub-committee was increased to five. P opoaed by Mr. Hazlett, B"Conded by Mr. Fraser, That the President, vice Presided. the Treasurer, G, Fache, and the mover be appointed a sub-committee to inquire and report within fourteen days, as to the best means of reducing the cost of maintenance of the Institution. Carrie b The meeting was then adjounie I till the 2!at instant, for the purpose of receiving | the report of the retrenchment committee, I