DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Dunstan Times, Issue 981, 4 February 1881, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Dim a tan District Hospital was held in the Public Library Hall, Clyde, on Saturday, the 29th January, 1881, at 4 p.m. A fair number wero in attendance, Mr Naylor (Vice-President) occupying the chair ; and, after explaining tho purpose of the meeting, called upon tho Secretary to read the reports of tho retiring Committee, also of the Treasurer aud Surgeon. Mr Geo. Facho, Secretary, read tho reports as follows : Elpobt or Committee of Management FOR TUE V KAH ISBU. Eighteen™ Annual Retort. “ Tho term of office of your Committee of Management having now expired by effiux iou-oi time, according to custom they leg

to lay before you a report of their stev a-1-ship, as also the reports of too Honorary Treasurer and the Resident Surgeon. “ The ropoHo of the Treasurer and Rp*isident Surgeon are sufficiently exhausted and so minute in details your Committee will allow them to speak for thonselvcs, we. hj iwever, cinnotlmt express the opinion that etch department has receive I tho utmost attenti m an 1 car*, an 1 it is our hope that the subscribers will, in their wisdom, demonstrate by votes of confidence in the officers their full appreciation of the elf >rts respeotive'y made. To the Hon. Treasurer this is esneeially duo, as the wo k nerWme 1 by him has be«n of no uaconsiderable character, and it must be requite honorary. “The labor of your committee during the past year has been beyond the ordinary, as besi les having to oversee and control the general management of the Institution, thev have ha I to provide tho fun Is, which taskhistaxel th ir eve'-y energy to the uttermost. By tho Treasurer's rcp .rt, however, it will bs seen they aocCetdod 'in not a'ooo meeting current expenses, but in c’eaiing off the dehit balance of LSS 12s 91 thev sorted with ; also in placing to their ere lit the sum,of 1,2 9s 9 1. ‘ Previous Committees have had to comnlain of the laxiloss of the general pub.io in their efforts towards mviituiiiin • the Insti'utlnn, and we are sorrv to say that wo have not experience! any improvement during the past year. When collective!,, called upon on such occasions as rices or concerts a hearty response is inv.iriP e made, but when an in 'ividu d an 1 purs. ..nil canvass is made the canvasser is in -re often ‘han not turned away with nothing. This is much to be deplore I, and it is to be sincerely wsV-d that the pub ic m ly s e it to be to their interest 11 in .re liberally s-ipno t the Institution in future. With th-vi'w of lessening the responsibility of the mi' lie, your committee hive imim ited to the Rcs : dent Surgeon that from the heginning of the cu-rent yea-his a ilary will lie reduced from L2OO to Ll5O per annum and to the wa dsman and matro i th-t th-dr salaries will be r-.duoe 1 from L 9 ) to 1.60 p°r annum and as no replies have been received from either the Sureeon or the W'Hainan we conclude each will keep his posi'ion at ibe re I need salary. “ Your committee have held 15 fttee inga during the yea-, at which the atton ianee of members was good. “In conclusion, we beg to return our moat sincere thanks to tho subscribers ipdividually and collectively wh ', by their efforts and pecuniary assistance, have enaided us to place the institution financially in the oredi’able position it occupies ; and, in the earnest hope that our successive Committees may meet with a similar reward for their labors, we now beg to resign the trust reposed in us. The following is the Resident Surgeon’s Report: No. of Patients remaining on December 31st, 1879 7 No, admitted during the year 1880 43 Total treated 59 Discharged cured 39 Do. relieved >; Died > 3 Sent to Lunatic Asylum 2 Remaining December 31st, 1880 I Places from which Patients wore admitted Clyde, 10; Alexandra, 8 ; Bald Hill Fiat, 4 ; Waikerkeri Valley and Commonage, 3 ; Blacks, 2 ; Tinkers. 3 ; Dry. bread, 2 ; Nevis, 2 ; Doctor’s Point, 2 ;German Hill, 1 ; Galloway, 1 ; Hawksbimi, 1; Monte Christo Farm, 1 ; Parakanui, 1 ;fda Valley I ; Duns tan Flat, 1. Average daily of Indoor caRents, 3- 28-7.3. * Average daily number of Outdoor Patients, 0- 10 183. Qf the above cases 23 were surgical, and 22 medical. The Treasurer’s Report was as (allows RECEIPTS. To Balance from last year £ 0 10 10 To Subscriptions, , 74 1 6 Alexandra 19 2 0 Blacks 5 4 0 German Hill 2 15 0 Tin levs 6 3 0 Dry bread 4 i 5 0 Ba’d Hill Flat 6 2 6 Dunedin 2 12 0 Wai Ken Kerf 9 17 0 Devonshire 3 110 Galloway Station 27 0 0 Montere Station 6 5 0 Ida Valley Station 12 17 g „ . £179 5 "o To Hospital Races : Bl.cks 13 7 9 Clyde 8 13 6 Alexandra 13 fi (j’ Matakanui . 15 0 0 To Entertainments : Clyde 5 19 G Clyde, Alexandra it Blacks 4 ) 18 6 Alexandra pi 3 To Paying Patients 103 10 0 To Government Subsidy 201 11 9 To Sale* : —Acorns, 8-t ;Lead pipe, 18s 61 1 6 6 To amount reserved from Contractors 10 0 0 £GO9 11 10 EXPENDITURE. By accounts for last year £142 5 7 By Salaries 317 3 0 Rations 148 0 6 Fuel and Light 46 II 0 Medicine and medical comforts 14 ig 6 Printing, Advertising, and Statiotie-y 51 4 6 R -nairs and Furniture .22 16 0 Burials 17 6 Insurance 11 75 Sundries 24 19 3 Auditors fees 4 4 0 Interest 4 q Cheque hooks 8 0 £755 7 3 Less accounts unpaid 165 12 9 £559 13 7 By Balance in Bank N.Z., Alexandra 19 17 3 £6U9 11 10 ASSETS, Balance in Bank N.Z , Alexandra £ 19 17 3 Qovt. Subsidy duo 148 2 G £l6B 2 6 LIABILITIES. Passed accounts unpaid £165 12 3 Credit Balance 2 0 9 £l6B Average c ist of patients.-Os 9 i nearly. Proposed by MrW. Fraser, seconded by Mr J. U. Cntabiiilge, that the reports, aa read, bo received and adopted, and that votes of thunks recorded to the ly'.i.iug

committee for their exertions in bringing the financial affairs of the Institution into so satisfactory a state; a’so to the Hon. Treasurer (Mr J. E. Stevens) .and the ‘Resident Surgeon (Dr Thomas Leahy) for their exertions and services. Mr B Naylor now vacated the nhair, and Mr Wm. Eraser was votol to the vacant position, who explains I the next business to bo the election of a now commi tee. The election was proceeds I with, and reunited as folloivsVincent Pyko, Ksq , President-; Wm. Fraser, Esq., Vi-e-Presi-dent; Means J. E. Stevens, J. Holt, C. AHfield, B Naylor, G. Clark, A. A. Oliver, T. Sims, G. Fachc, W. (3. Rees, C. B. Beck, F. J. Wilson, and J. D. Cambridge. In reply to a question, the Chairman sai 1 the officers had to be elected by the Committee. The Secretary said the first meeting of the new Committee would take p ace on Monday, 7th February, in the Library 'Committee Room, Clvde, at 8 p m. The meeting then adjourned sine die.