DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 913, 17 October 1879, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Com mitttee of Management was held in the committee room of the Clyde Athenaeum on Monday last the 13th instant. Present:—B. Naylor, E q., President, and Messrs Auckland, Cambridge, Holt, A. A. Oliver, J. E. Stevens, (Treasurer) and Geo. Fnehe, (Secretary). The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. The correspondence was read and received. The Visiting Committee reported that comolaints had reached them from the patients as to the quality of the butter ; also, that the Wardsman complained of his salary being in arrear. It was explained that the beat butter to be obtained was supplied the Institution, and an opinion was expressed that it was not so much the sick as the well who complained. Mr Oliver said, on his speaking to the Wardsman on the subject, he was told that much worse butter had often been supplied. Complaints of this nalme it was thought should come through the Resident Surgeon, who, by ihe rules, bad the right of complaining direct to the Contractor, and if after notice, a better article was not snp2>liod, his duty was then to report to the Committee. Regarding the Wardsman’s Sahiry being in arrear, the Treasurer stated that Mr Russell had not applied fo- payment, when he might have been paid some ; yet, at the present rime ir, would be of no use to apply as there was no money to pay with. The Visiting Coni’dilee’s No. 2 Report, recommending payment of accounts for sabu i. - and supplies for the past month annum iog to 1.61 os. Sd. was read and Received. Toe Treasurer's report, as follows, was read and received. RECEIPTS. Balance in hand from last report £ll 13 3 DISBURSEMENTS. Nil. Balan, ein hand .. .. £ll 13 3 ASSETS. Balance in hand .. ..£ll 13 3 Government, subsidy .. .. 63 2 0 Debit balance ~ ~ 95 5 8 £l7O 0 11 LIABILITIES. Passed accounts unpaid ..£lO5 15 3 do do toi September .. 64 5 8 £l7O 0 11 The Surgeon reported as follows The number of patients in Ho-pita 1 011 September Ist, 3 ; since admitted, 7 ; discharged, 5; remaining iu the Institution on the Ist October, 5.

The question of funds again occupied 'he at ention of ihe Committee. The Collector sai l he was doing his best to collect, but bis only success had been in promises, but from Ihe number of lists be had sent out, and 'cetera written, he was iu holies that before the y-ar closed of being able to bahmee accounts. For the present month he hail collected some Ll4 Loin Alexandra and other sources, and during the current mo 11h, had but little doubt of considerably adding to the amount. He said complaints had been made to him of no Admission Forms being supplied to the promoters of entertainments gut up for the benefit of the Institution ; he would ask the Committee to state definitely, mice and for all whether Admission FOl ms were to be issued in such cases ; also, whether Forms were to be given for Hoipital races, so that iu future he could refer inquirers on eithei point to their decision. The Treasurer said he was against the system of Admission Forms altogether—to his mind they were an expense, and entailed unnecessary labor.

Mr A. A. Oliver was in favor of Forms of Admission being isseed to subscribers according to the rules, but would most strougIv object to Forms being issued to one or sSL- individuals for monies collected in small sums from the public, as was the case for entertainments, or on Racecourses for Hospital Races j the rules did not provide for such a thing, and the Committee had no power to make an older either one way or the other.

The President asked who was supposed to get the Forms.

The Collector said' from what he could understand, the managers of the entertainment, or of the races. The President said it would be best to publish Clauses ot the Rules referring to the privileges of subscribers. The following are the Clauses referred to:—

“ Clause 7. Contributors shall be classified as follows : Lite Governors.—Any contributor of not less than L 25 in one sum may he made a Life Governor by a Special

vote of the Committee of Management. Governors —Every contributor of L 5 or more shall be a Governor Life subscribers. -Every contributor of not less than LlO in one sum shall be a Life Subscriber. Annual Subscribers.—Every contributor of Ll and less than L 5 annually shall be an Annual Subscriber.

8. Contributors shall, subject to the rules of the Institution, be entitled to recommend in each year patients according to the following scale, namely:— Life Governors—2 destitute in-patients ; 2 paying in-patients, and 2 out-patients. Governors—2 destitute in-patients ; 2 payingin patients, and 2 out patients. Life sub scribers—l destitute in-patient; 1 paying in-patient, and 1 outpatient. Annual subscribers of L 2— 1 destitute in-patient; 1 paying in-patient, and one out patient. Annual subscriber of Ll—l paying in-pa-tient, and 1 outpatient.” Mr James Holt wns re-elected by consent Member of the Visiting Committee. The Secretary was instructed to furnish a copy of the Rules as applied for by the Secretary of the Westland Hospital. The meeting then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair.