DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 551, 8 November 1872, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

The customary monthly meeting of the Committee t>f management, was held in the Library room, Clyde, on Monday evening last, at S o'clock. Present:—J. Hazlett, (President) *nd Messrs Cox, Back, Holt, Cambridge. Auckland, A. Christophers, (Treasurer) and 6. Fache, (Secretary. The minutes of the previous monthly meeting,were read and confirmed, The inward and outward correspondences were read, received, and adopted. No. 1. report of Visiting Committee to the effect that the members of Committee had visited the Institution several times during and had found everything satisfactory was read and received. No. 2. report recomme uliiig payment of accounts for the past month, salaries, supplies, drugs, &c, amounting to 154/. lis., was read and adopted. In reply to comments as to the increase on the past month's expenditure, it was explained that the turn of 57/. 13s. 3d. was included for drugs, 15/. for three months lignite, anil 10.'. -is. Cd. fur furni ure, consequently the actual cost of maintaining tlo Institution inclusive of 5/, for one montL3 lignite, was only BC/. 14s. 9d., or s*. IJI. per day per patient, making no allowauce for outdoor patients. The Treasurer's report as follows, was read and adopted. RECEIPTS. Subscriptions per Cromwell Local Committee.— J. A. Preshaw, Cromwell, ... £2 12 6 H. Campbell, Esq. Wanaka, ... 10 0 0 Hospital Race, Albertown, ... 910 0 Per Mr. Sammon, Tinkers and Devonshire ... .. 22 13 C Per Mr. Mercer, Alexandra, Proceeds of Bazaar and 8a11... 63 0 0 W. Fraser, Esq , Earnscleugli Station ... ... ... 5 5 0 Messrs. Scally&Starkey, Nevis... 22 0 Clyde ... ... ... l n e Paying Patients ... ... 3 0 0 Alexandra subscription ... 10 0 £125 10 C Balance from last report ... 23 9 9 £149 0 3 DISBURSEMENTS. 119 14 4 Balanoc in hand ... ... £29 5 11 LIABILITIES. Unpaid accounts . . ~.£264 3 4 ASSETS. Balance in hand .. ... £29 5 11 Government subsidy for last quarter .. ... ... 277 19 9 Do. present quarter ... 122 10 6'. The Medical officer's report as follows was read and received.-Number «f patients admitted daring the month, 10; discharged, I 9 ; Remaining in house, 11 ; daily average ' number of In-door patients, over 11 ; total number of out-door patients attended to, 8. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Provincial Trcasuier ard apply for last quarters subsidy due. Messrs. Cox aiid Auckland wore re-elected members of Visit ing Committee. A letter was read from the Medical officer, wherein he refers to certain instruments required by the patient Keeua", and offering to defray haif the cost of I hem. FnitLer stating that every effort had, without avail, been mule to obtain them from Melbourne, and Dunodin, and that they would have to be obtained either from London or Dublin, Mr. Holt said if the instruments were obtained from England it would be necessary to keep the patient in the hous-3 f<.r six ' months longer, and he doubted if ihe Com-' ruittee were justirte I in doing so. Some further discussion ensued, when Mr. A. Christophers suggested, and it was • eventually resolved, That application be : made to the Provincial Surgeim, Dr. Hulme for the loan of the instruments if ho has them, the Committee agreeing to pr.y the co.?t of transit on them either way. Resolved, That the Secretary write to the Government and ascertain, whether, under the Stamp Act Amendment Act, 1872, cheiues drawn by hospitals and receipts for monies paid for <:oods supplied to hospitals are exempt from duty. ; ' ' Notice of motion by Mr J. Cnx, That.the sa'ary of the medical officer be increased by 50/. per annum. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting. Subscriptions : —perMr. J. A. Preshaw, — H, Campbell, Esq., 10/. ; A. Wood, 1/. ; J. Dawkins, 1/. Is. ; J. Birnie, ss. ; Chinese, Co. Gd. Per Mr. M. Sammon!-- \V. Sammon, I'. Is. ; W. Day. 1/. : G. Smith, 1/. Is. ; W. Beaver, 1/. ; 11. Devine, U. ; T. Giay, 1/. ; T. Vasey. 1/. Is. ;W. Middleton, 10s. J. Boxhold, 10a. ; J. Norman, 11, ; fc Read, 1/. ; J, Read, 1/. ; J. Skinner, 1/. ; J. Simes, 10s. fid. ; W. Tnrgoy, 1/. ; J. Mellor, 1/. Is. ; C. Schneider, 1/. Is. ; J. Vanghan, 1/. Is. ; J.Meldrum, 1/. ; J. Young, ss. ; J. Huddlestono, 10s. 01. ; F. Carr, ss. ; It. Black, 103. ; J. Hutchinson, 10s. 6.1. ; R. Brown, 10a. GJ. ; Chinese, 103. ; S. Hegan 10s. ; M. M-Nally, 10s. ;J. Chambers,ss • A Collier, 10s. 6d.

The Paris Morgue is to be abolished ; at least so says a recent edict of the Prefect of Police, which ordains that, in future, each corps is to be photographed, and the portrait alone exposed to the public gaze. The establishment is to have a resident photographer. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. — The most effectual remedy for old Wounds and Ulcers.—The wonderful cures daily effected by these celebrated remedies have established them, over all parts of theearth, including, par excellence, the Cape of Good Hope, as two of the finest preparations ever made known, and it is an astonishing fact, that they will heal and cure old wounds and ulcers of twenty years standing, even after every other treatment has been resorted to ineffectually. All cutaneous eruptions readily yield to th.ir mighty power; and fov the cure of Afc'JLma, they ar-> invaluable.