DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1103, 15 June 1883, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

The annual monthly meeting of the Committee of Management, was hold on Mon- l dav, the 11th inst.. at 8 p.m. Present -, Messrs B. Naylor, Esq (President), ,T. U, 1 Cambridge (Vice-Piesi lent). Holt, Sims. Jeffery J, B. Stevens (Treasurer), and Geo Fache (Secretary). The minutes of previous meeting were read and co i firmed. ’ The Visiting Committee reported that some better class of beds were wanted for t the wards, and recommende I that some j horsenair ones lie obtained, more especially v for the fracture beds.—Resolved that the „ surgeon bo consulted on the subject, and S his recommendations carried out. Resolve I—Tnat the d mation of books % a id periodicals by Mr William Fraser, of i Eirnscleugh Station, be acknowledged with n thinks. ' ” ' 1 he Visiting Committee’s No 2 report ° r recommending payment of accounts for salaries and supplies for the past month amounting to £4l 3s 10J, was read and res ceive s The Treasurer’s report, showing a debit a balance of £l4l 4a 9J, was read and re- a ceived. 0 The surgeon’s report, showing that six li patients remained in the Hospital at the p beginning of the month, was read and re- t ceived, . e Tenders for the ensuing six months were v laid on the table. hj Mr Stevens rose and said before the a tenders were considered he desired to refer n to a charge made by Mr Begg against the f Committee, namely, that in dealing s with tenders the lowest was not at all p times accepted, and citing as a case in point v an occasion when a tender of his was re- p jeoted in favour of one that was higher, and v backing up his assertion by saying that he d had seen the two tenders, and had compared them. He (Mr Ste ens) had brought p the matter up because Mr Begg f, was most industriously circulating the p report, and if it were allowed to go an- q challenged it would materially injure the Institution in the eves of the public. Moreover, he said the collective and indi- i' vidnal honesty of the Committee were f assailed, and he thought some steps should be taken in future to stop unsuccessful ten- r derers from casting such imputations. • ii Mr Jeffery and Mr Sima said they had si both been personally attacked by Mr Begg 9 on the same subject. '[ The Secretary said, on one occasion, when C canvassing for subscriptions, Mr Begg had Z refused to give more than one shilling, E giving as a reason that the Committee were hj not deserving of more in consequence of V unfair dealings with tenders, anti said that n

a he was speaking by the book as he Un seen •I two tenders, and thai* accepted was • the highest. He (the Seorntaiy) there and a : thou characterised the assertion as foumla--0 tiouless, being perfectly assured that no one f but the members of the Committee could f possibly have seen the ten lets side by side. { He now wished to say that ho being the 1 custodian of the Committee's documents, a ; reflection was oast upon him ; he need i scarcely say that he had never shown any 1 of the tenders to Mr Bogg or anyone else, I and ho thought, with Mr Stevens that Mr • Be:g sboulilgbe called upon for an explana- • tion. : After further discussion, it was resoive I ! —That the Secretary write to Mr Bigg, de- ; maoding an explanation, and that he failing to substantiate the charge made liy him the Committee take steps to vindicate their • integrity. The tenders were now opened and the following accented Bread, Mr T.ll. Bell; meat, Atttield and Co. ; milk, Mr C. i Holden ; coal. James Holt ; groceries, wine, spirits, etc.. B. Naylor. The meeting then close I.