DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 542, 6 September 1872, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

- The usual MolithlyMeeting of the Committee was held in the Council room, Town Hall, Clyde, on Monday evening last, tho 2nlinst. Present: Messrs. Marshall (in 1 the chair) Cambridge, Holt, Beck, Cox, C ristophers (Honorary Treasurer), and G. Fache (ISccr'etuiy). * The minutos of the last monthly meeting were read and continued. The inward including letters from the Secretary of tho Mount Ida Hospital, asking for copies of dietary scales ; from the Resident Surgeon, asking that tho duties of Wardsmau and Matron be defined ; from Mr. Leisk, Black’s, enclosing cinque—were read and recr’ved. The outward correspondence, was read ( and adopted. The Vi.-iiug Committee’s N«. 1 report was read and received. Report No. 2, recommending payment of accounts to the amount of 107/. 12s. sd„ was adopted. The reason of the month’s accounts being so much above the average was that there were extra items for repairs, &c., to the amount of 261. 12s. 6d. The Treasurer’s report, as follows, was read and received: Subscriptions and Donations : Per Mr. J, M'Lean, VTorvern-hills £2O 5 0 ~ R. Scott, Bannockburn 14 17 0 ~ H. S. Thomson,Wanaka 4 2 0 ~ J. Preshaw, Cromwell... 5 18 0 „ S' Leisk, C. Baronow, Black’s 3 110 „ Rev. J. Jones (out-patient) 2 0 0 JamesHazlett, Clyde... 22 0 Paying Patients ... ... 4 10 0 £57 5 0 Balance last report ... .. 70 2 9 £127 7 9 Accounts since paid ... ... 114 3 2 Balance in hand ... .. 13 4 7 Assets. Government subsidy ... ... £ll3 2 0 Cash in hand ... ... 13 4 7 £126 C 7 Liabilities. Accounts unpaid ... ... £295 16 2 The Resident Surgeon’s Report, as follows, was read and received Patients admitted during the month, 6; discharged, C; remaining in Hospital, 9 ; daily average of in-door patients, 7 ; out-door patients, 11. The Secretary was instructed tp obtain copies of the dietary scales, and forward them to the Secretary of the Mount Ida Hospital. The letter from the Resident Surgeon was then considered, and after some considerable discussion, it was finally resolved, that the Wardsmau and Matron be instructed to perform whatever nursery and other duties the Resident Surgeon may require of them, as provided by rules 40 to 46, and that a special nurse or wardsmau ba only employed when the Surgeon considers it necessary. The Secretary was instructed to write to ‘ Messrs, tvempthorne and Prosser, respecting instruments required by the Surgeon. Tenders for supplies for the ensuing quarter were opened and the following accepted.—J. Hazlett, provisions, wines, irits, &c. ; Messrs. Attficld and Wellsford, meat; J. Hastio, bread; T. Webb, burials. Mr. J. Cox was elected a member of the Visiting Committee, vice Mr. M arshall, rediing by rotation. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting. The following are the names of subsrihers f. r the past mouth. Per Mr. J. M'Lean, Morvern Hill Station, P. M’Lennan, 30s. ; J Keen, 20s. ; J. M'Kiunon, 20s. ; A. Smith, 20s. ; J:M’Lean 20s. ; J. Macey, 20s. ; J. Sims, 20s. J. S. Dewar, 20s. ; E. N. Gray, 20s. ; N. Cameron, 20s. ; G. M‘Kae, 20s ; N. M'Anley, 10s. ; D. Henderson, 20s. ; Tan So, 10s. ; W. M'Kinnon, 10s W. Bone, 10s. ; J. Poison, 20s. ; J. Drquhart, 20s. ; J. M'Rae, 10s, ; J. N. Campbell, 20s. D. Cameron, ss. ; J. Morrison, 20s. ; Walter M’Naughton, 10s, ; D. M‘Donald, 10s. Per Mr. R. Scott, Bannockburn—All Nations Com] any, 2/. 2s. ; L. Busch ss. Mrs. Peake, 3s. ; Hospital, ss. ; T. Rich, Bs. ; R M‘Lachlan, ss. ; J. Gondlad, 10a. J. Shield, If. Is ;T. Scott, 10s. ; Hendersoi and Co., If. 15s. ; J. Smith and Co., 2f. C. Stoy, ss. ; J. Pryde, ss. ; Bruce If. Is. J. Halliday, If. Is. ; J. Menzies, If Is. J. Champion, 10s. ; G. Hancock, ss. ; T Hancock, ss. ; C. Lawrence 20s. Per Mr. H. S. Thomson, Wanaka, - H. S. Thomson, 2f. 2s. ; D. Chisholm. If. R. Watson, 10s. ; A. Nicolson, 10s. Per Mr. J. A. Preshaw—Chinese sf. 11s.

In support (says the Pastoral Times) of the opinion that wool increases in weight from the time when it leaves Australia till it arrives in Europe, we have tho following reliable evidence :—A dozen fleeces were sent from the Warbreccan, near lieniliuquin (Messrs. Shanahan and Jennings’s station), to the Sydney Exhibition. These were carefully weighed at the shed when they averaged 91b. Boz. They averaged in Sydney 91b. lloz., and when weighed in London they averaged 91b. 140z., thus giving 6oz. on each skin. As they were specimens and selected skins intended for exhibition, and were exhibited at the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, they were carefully enclosed in a tin case. We submit that this is a fair test in regard to this much debated question, and proves that under the most careful management wooj gains inito transit between two and time per cent.—in the ordinary packing in wool bales the per centage will be much higher. Taking frdrop toe> suict: Hangingoae'a eeli ’ v - Why i* a figure nine like ft peacock?— " ita t*U.