DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 725, 10 March 1876, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

—o— The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of Management was held in the Committee Room, Clyde, on Monday evening last, the 6th instant. Present; James Hazlett, Esq., (President, in the chair) and Messrs Naylor, Cambridge, Holt, Auckland, Attfield, J. E. Stevens, G. Faohe, (Secretary.) The minutes of previous meeting were read and continued. The Secretary read telegrams to and from Dr A. T. Thomson. To : When may Committee expect you to resume your duties as Resident Surgeon of the Hospital. Present arrangement very unsatisfactory. ' From : Will do utmost to be up by end of week.; not permanently. The unanimous opinion expressed by the Committee that Dr Thomson was, to say the least, treating them with scant courtesy. It was thought that Dr Thomson, having been in the Province a month, should have communicated his intentions as to whether he was going to resume his duties or not. The President mentioned that he was about visiting Dunedin, and would, if so empowered, wait on Dr Thomson, an 1 ascertain what he intended doing. A resolution was thereupon carried, authorising Mr Hazlett to wait on Dr Thomson. The Visiting Committee reported that they had had the water race cleared, and that now the Hospital was supplied with a good supply of water. A question being raised as to who had authorised this work, a rather acrimonious discussion ensued, eventuating in Mr Auckland handing in his resignation as member of the Committee. Report No 2, recommending payment of accounts for salaries, supples, etc , for the past month, amounting to L 74 17s, was read and received. The Treasurer’s report, as follows, was read and received RECEIPTS. Subscriptions and donations, Clyde £l9 17 0 Paying Patients ... ... 16 10 0 Provincial Government subsidy 52 15 6 Balance from last Report ... 27 7 7 £ll6 10 1 DISBURSEMENTS. Passed accounts paid ... £96 19 5 Balance in hand ... ... £l9 10 8 ASSETS. Balance in hand ... ... £l9 10 8 Government subsidy ... 67 12 10 £B7 3 6 LIABILITIES. January accounts unpaid ... £ll9 16 10 February do. ... ... 74 17 0 £194 13 10 Debit balance ... ... £lO7 10 4 The Surgeon’s report, as follows, was read and received : Patients in Hospital on February I ... 4 Since admitted ... ... ... 9 Discharged... ... ... ... 5 Remaining in Hospital ... ... 8 The report referred to the patient Charles Peterson, of Blacks, who had been an inmate of the Institution for 12 months, and suggested that as the case was a chronic one and that the man would never be able to labor, and advised he bo sent to Dunedin. The Visiting Committee was authorised to arrange for C. Peterson being sent to Dunedin. The financial position of the Institution again was the subject of discussion. The Secretary was instructed to write to the whole of the station masters in the district, also, to all the leading men in the Dunatah District, point out the impecunious state of the Institution, and beg of them to use every exertion iu the collection of subscriptions.

Resolved, That an advertisement bo inserted in tho Dunstan Times, notifying all defaulters that unless their duos wore paid by the first of April, their names would bo published, and proceedings taken against them. Tenders for supplies for the ensuing six months wore now opened, and accepted as follows i —B. Naylor, provisions, wines, and spirits; Attfield and Wclsford, meat; J. Hastio, bread ; T. Jackson, coals—this was accepted conditionally, that the coals were of good quality and gave satisfaction. Mr J. Holt was elected member of the Visiting Committee, vice Mr Auckland, resigned. A vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the meeting.