DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1276, 13 August 1886, Page 2

DUNSTAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Trustees was held in the commmittee room. Town Hall, on Monday evening, the 9tb inst.

Present! Messrs W. Fraser (in the chair), L. D. Maogeorge, J. E. Stevens, hon. Treasurer ; J. 15. Wingfield, J. Crawford, P. Jeffery, and A. Joss. The Secretary read a note from Mr J. Hickson, the Chairman of Trustees, explaining his absence through ill-health. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The inward and outward correspondence was read, received, and adopted. The Visiting Committee’s No. 1 report, embodying the following recommendations was read and received That bins for flour, sugar,-etc., be fixed in the store room ; that carpeting be obtained for the female ward j and that the gates of hospital grounds be repaired. The report also embodied a complaint against horses and cattle being allowed at large in the hospital gardens. The Committee were empowered to carry out their recommendations, and the Secretary was instructed to write officially to the Resident Surgeon and state that under no pretext whatever are horses or nows to be allowed to roam in the hospital grounds. Accounts for salaries and supplies amonnting to L6B 15s 4d, and L 6 18s on account of water supply as per schedule, were passed for payment.

The Treasurer laid on the table the fob lowing statement, which was read and received

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for current year—April Ist to July 3lst, Receipts.

The Surgeon’s report was read and receivcu.

OS3 was re-elected a member of tbo yrsttrng Committee.

Messrs Maogeorge, Stevens, and Joss were appointed a sub-committee to report at the next monthly meeting on the condition of the fences and gates to the hospital grounds. e

l.eaolved .‘—That it bo an instruction to the Wardsman to present to each patient on leaving the Institution an account lor the sum due for maintenance and medical attendance whilst an inmate on the scale pros vided by bye-law No. 3. and in the event of the patient not paying, that he report accordingly to the Surgeon. 1 A letter from the Resident Surgeon conhowever, not were sufficiently definite it veymg his resignation was read, the same was decided to refer same back for expla”nation. *

The meeting then adjourned till Thura day, the I2th mat, at 4 p.m.

On meeting on the 12di the same Trustees as above being in attendance, as also was the Rev, Mr Lothian. A letter from the Resident Surgeon conveying hic resignation, same to take effect on the loth January, ICS7, wrs read. After discussion, it was proposed by Mr Jeffery. Y' seconded by Mr Macgeorge—That the re-A aignalion of Dr Lewis, as conveyed in hia letter o. the 12th mat., bo accepted «.S;“r Tl “ “ a s “ ret^ The meeting then closed,

Balance in Bank New Zealand, £ s. D. April 1st 106 14. 2 Subscriptions . 29 5 Q Payments by Patients... 20 9 Government subsidy on subadaptions 164 4 7 Government subsidy on grant... 131 0 0 Government subsidy on waterworks 60 0 o Grant from District Board for quarter ended June 30, 1866 43 7 6 £555 1 3 ExP£yj>IT!JR£. March , f 8. D 68 15 11 April ><( 63 2 10 May ... ... 98 8 5 June 79 4 8 Balance in Bank New Zealand 255 9 5 £555 L 3 Assets, Balance In Bank New Zealand 255 9 5 Government subsidy due on subscriptions 10 10 0 Government subsidy due on grant 43 7 6 Government subsidy due on waterworks .. , . 90 o Amount due by patients 47 0 0 Sale of race to Davis . . 10 o Government subs on ditto 10 0 0 Sale of race to A. A, Oliver ... 60 0 0 £516 6 n LIABILITIES, Accounts for August ISSli 75 13 4 Waterworks—Timber 11 0 Bolts, etc. (say).. r 0 0 Will, etc. (say).,. GO 0 0 Labor 20 0 0 £171 18 4