DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 878, 14 February 1879, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

—o— The usual Monthly Meeting of the Com* mittee of Management was held in the Library Hall, Clyde on Monday evening last the 10th instant. Present:—W. L. Simpson, Esq., in the Chair, and Messrs Naylor, Attfield, Auckland, Cambridge, Holt, Hotop, J. E. Stevens, (Treasurer) and Geo. Faohe, (Secretary.) The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The inward corresuondence was read and received, including a Notice of Assessment of Hospital buildings and lands. The Secretary was instructed to look up tbe Acts, and see if Charitable Institutions were not exempt from Assessment. Mr Cambridge, Inspector of Works, erection of Hospital buildings, reported that the Contractor expected finishing everything this week. Visiting Committee sNo 2 Report, recommending payment of accounts for Salaries and Supplies for the past month, a* mounting to L 49 15s Cd was read and received. The Treasurer’s report, as follows, was read and received. Receipts. B dance in hand at list statement T,f4 5 IT Subscriptions, etc. (sec advt ) ... 47 7 6 Paying Patients ... ... 110 0 LlO3 3 4 Disbursements. Pas-ed accounts Paid... ... L 45 15 3 Hospital Building# on a/c Contract .. ... ... o- o 0 Balance in hand ... ... 32 8 1 LlO3 3 4 Assets. Balance in hand ... .. L 32 8 1 Government -subsidy for last quarter ... ... ... pg (5 6 Government Subsidy for current quarter... ... ... 47 7 6 Debit balance ... ... 40 5 8 L 145 16 9 Liabilities, Passed accounts unpaid ... L 49 15 6 Balance of Govt. Grant in aid of Building# ... ... 96 1 3 L 145 16 9 The Surgeon's report, as follows, wa# read and received. No. of patients in Hospital Jan. 1 3 „ „ since admitted 6 n „ since discharged 5 .. in Hospital Jan. 3lst 4 The following gentlemen were elected to theOllices as under : Presidentß. Naylor, Esq. Vice President: —W. L. Simpson. Esq. Hon. T easurer J, H. Slevons. Hon. Secretary Geo. Faehe. Auditors : -Messrs M’Dougal and Ciark. Bou. Surgeons :—Djs. Staekpole and Corse. Visiting Committee ;—Messrs Attfield, Cambridge and Hotop. The office of Collector provoked a good deal of d'seussion, thy generally t rpres-md opnoon being that payment by resu't# would ba more satioiaelory than a fixed amount. Mr Auckland failed to #ee the reamn for any change, and thought that the nftire# of Secretary aud Collector should be combined as usual. Mr Cambridge thought payment by commission objectionable, and, if adopted, would tend to lessen the amount collected rather than increase it, as people would object to pay when they knew there Was a lix'ed percentage to come out of it. Mr Faehe declined to act as Collector on commission. The question of appointmentof Col’eclor, was adjourned till next meeting of Committee. Mr Holt said that patient M’Gormick had now expressed his willingness to leave the Hospital for Dunedin, to undergo whatever operation the medical fraternity of Dunedin consider necessary. The matter was left in the hand# of the Visiting Committee. The question of disposal, or otherwise, of the Hospital water race was now disoubse- . Eventually it was Resolved—That tenders he called for put ting the race in repair in its present couree ; or alternative tenders for constructing an until ely new race ; or for the purchase of it. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated he proceedings.