DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Dunstan Times, Issue 907, 5 September 1879, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL

- ■» The usual monthly meeting of tho Com mitteo of Management was held in th<Committee Boom on Monday evening last, the Ist inst. Present—B. Naylor, Esq. and Messrs Attfield, Auckland, J. CJ. Cambridge, J. E. Stevens, (Treasurer), and Geo. Fache (Secretary). The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The correspondence was read and received. The Visiting Committee’s No. 2 report, recommending payment of accounts for Salaries and Snprdies for the past month, amounting to L 72 0s 3d, was read and received . The Treasurer’s report, as follows, shew«ga debit balance of LSI was read and reived. Receipts. Balance ia hand from las t rejio.t £l4l 1 11 Subscriptions. George Clark 10 0 C. T. Marie 1 0 0 £143 1 11 Disbursements. Pissed accounts paid £l3l 8 8 Balance in hand 11 1.3 3 £14.3 1 11 Liabilities. Passed accounts unpaid £lO5 15 3 Assets. Balance in hand £ll 1.3 .3 ’Govt. Sub, for current quarter 6.3 2 0 Debit balance .31 0 0 £10.5 15 .3 The Surgeon’s report as follows was read and Received • No. of nntienta in Hosoital at beginning of rrn'iith 11 No. admitted dining tho month 2 ~ discharged ~ ~ 8 ~ remaining in, 31st August 5 The financial pos tion o f tho Institution ■was agabi ’referred to, and the Collector was requested to urge upon those who have not of late subscribed to the InstPuti on to do so. and to supply all the outlying districts with Subscription Lists. 3'he Treasurer stated that though his rep irt-showed a debit balance of 1,31 only, it was. in fact, more than -double that, but it could not be shown ns the accounts were notaent in ; he said, on a reference to the books it would be seen that frome some portions of the district there had been no subscriptions during the past two years. The question was well gone into, the conclusion being-arrive 1 at that, if certain districts continued to withhold their support from the Institution, the Committee would in self protection have to refuse admitting their patieips, the meeting agreeing that it was manifestly unfair that the whole burthen of the Institution should fall on to the shoulders of a few. Tenders fir supplies for the six months ending March 12th, 1880, were then opened and accepted :—Milk, W, Brown ; Coals W. Thomson ; Bread, T. H. Bell ; Meat, Att.fiidd ami AVelsford ; Groceries, wines, spirits, &c., Mr Naylor. 3'he meeting then broke np. (he customary vote being accorded the chair.