DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 932, 27 February 1880, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

A spenia l m ding o ihe Committee of Management; was held in the Council , Chambers, Town Hall, on Monday evening, the 23; d inst. , Present—V. Pyke, Erq (President), B. N lylor, Esq. (Vice-President), Maj -r Keddell, and Messrs F. J. Wilson, J. E. Steve.-s, O. Clatk, Holt, AtiHel g Auckland, ami G. Fache (Acting -Secretarv). The minut' S of past meetings weie read an 1 confirmed. The report of the Sub.Couraitv.ee ap | pointe-1 to enquire into the working of the Institution, was read as follows : *' It appears from the Treasurer’s report i for the ye ir ended 31st Decemb-r, 1879. . that the Tns'itntion was at tliat date in i debt to the extent of LSS 12s 9 I, after taking ere lit for Governnu nt subsidy then t ■due ; and it doss not seem clear to your 1 Su'i-t'ommittfce from what source this de- ; ficit is to lie made good, unless a very ] material alteration is effected in the tiuau- I cial management of the Institution. . “ Your Sub-Committee desires to place i the following facts clearly before you . I The total amount,-exc usive of Government 1 subsidy, receive! during the year 1879 was ! L42U Is ltd. Oftdiis amount 1,98 14s 6.1 1 was received from paying patients, LI Ss a frun silo of old iron, L 55 from County and ' Alexandra Borough Councils, L 42 4s 6d , from concerts and lectures, ami L 23 19s fid I c from hosoital races, making a total of ; s L 221 Gs 61. an I leaving L 204 14s 5 I as the ( total amount of subscriptions tor the year. Again, of tiie latter amount we Hud that j L 57 IGs C I was received from four stations, j, LlO from the Dunstan Flour Mill Company, 0 find L 7 3s from the Maimhe ikia Brewery, | a making a total of L 74 19s 6 i from these j hj sources. The general contributions there- ! a fore amounted to only 1,129 15s lid, out of q whidi the township of Clyde contributed * L7O 8s 51, 1 eing mom than one-half of the P whole amount. “ U |" ler ttIBSO circumstances your SubCommittee is of .opinion that more .nergetic measures must be ado,.ted for the col- * lecti-n ~f subscriptions throughout the dis- ~ trict. or it fears that the doors of the J Hospital may be closed for lack of funds, a I<

i result which would be at once a calamity i and a reproach to the district. ; “ V our Sub committee therefore recoin- | men Is that a Collector be appointed to I gather subset iptions, that he be paid a , liberal percentage on the amount collected, ; and that applications for the office be invited by advertisement. “ t our Sub.Committee also recommends that the offices of Secretary and Treasurer i be amalgamated, a-d that a small salary be paid to the person holding the combined offices. “ Your Sub-Committee -learns that in tlie Cromwell Hospital a system has been adopted of charging less to pacing patients who are subscribers that to those who are non subscribers, and that this plan has been attended with benefioia' results to that institution, “ Your Sub-Committee recommends that a similar course be a (opted with regard to the Dunstan Hospital, the pre.-ent charge being decreased to all patients who have subscribed 1-1 to the funds ef the Institution at least three mouths prior to admission, and increased to non-subscribers. “The llcsident Surgeon has informed vour Suli-Committee that the sum of I 422 10s is due to the Institution from paying patients. Your Sub-Committee recommends that instructions be given to the Trea-mrer to sue all debtors who are in a position to discharge their liabilities to the Institution. “ Vi SC EXT PvKR, President. “ J K. Stevens, J Members of “ Wm, Auckland, j Sub-Committee.” Resolved—That the report as read be adopted. Resolved—That applications be invited f-r the office of Collector for the Dunstan District Hospital, the •‘enumeration to be 15 per cent, on all subscriptions, excepting grants from Couutv and Boroughs, entertainments, and hospital races. Mr J. E. Stevens was elected Treasurer pro Irm. Mr G- Fache was elected Secretary pro ten Letter from Dr Leahy was read, asking for leave of absence. The President stated that he had seen individual.members of the Committee, who had agreed to the request on condition that Dr Slc-man make the Hospital his headquarto s during Dr Leahy’s absence, and that Dr Le diy had been so informed. Letter from Dr Leahy was road as follows : “Gentlemen—l have to report in the case of George Ross, a destitute patient, that he is now in ■, fit state to be removed from the Hospital, and I recommend that, as he suffers from an incurable disease, which deprives him of the p over of working for ids living, he should be recommended by the Committee of Management for admission to the Benevolent Institution, Dunedin. “ I should like to inform the Committee J that of late patients seeking admission pre- ; sent maun ciipt tickets instead of the 1 proper printed forms, and that hitherto I : have not ret used to accept them ; but in fairness to the Committee I think that this practice should be discouraged, and that I should be directed not to admit any patient except in case of emergency or of serious ecci lent, unless provided with a ticket of! the proper description. “I am, .tc., “ T. Leahy, M. 8., “ Resident Surgeon.” Resolved that the first portion of the letter lie brought under the notice of the Gi-unty Chairman, he being a Life Governor of (he Benevolent Institution, and that he be asked to assist the Committee in carrying out the Surgeon’s recommendation. Resolved—That the Surgeon be in structed to abide by mles 9 and 60 of the rules and regulations, and that an advertisement be inserted in the Dunstan Times, Tint in future no pa*ient, except in cases of emergency, will be admitted except on presentation of printed form of recommen. dation. Tlie meeting t.brn closed