United Charitable and Hospital Board

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 93, 16 January 1886, Page 2

United Charitable and Hospital Board

A meeting of ibis body was held at the Borough Council Chamber* at Wanganui on Wednesday last at .noon. : Present— Messrs Jackson (chairman), Peatj Homer, Adams, Be^c«tt, Gibson, Snelsoii, Patterson, anaEl&wag. The minutes of .the. last meeting haying been confirmed,^' ■-.:"7: The chairman stated that tbje rboxr ough of Wanganui refused to.^idertaketho.distribuUonpf.charitalbl^iii^, but at his request had voted a siyl^f \ , - £30 in anticipa'ion. of a requisitioii froni the boaird; to 'oatry m&'ti|>^/ to the end of March next. : ! ; ' ; '"■ ' : " i; ''* , ; Before proceeding to any other v \ business, the quorum bf theboard<was filed at five. li^ T v Wanganni Distribution.-^-Mr Pdat moved, Mr Gibson Seconded, and it was earned, Tlu^ Mr Thonias Banker bt requested to distribute charitable aid within the Borough until the 31st March next. Eangitikei Responsibility^— -On the- x motion of Mr .Beckett seconded by Mr Peat, it was resolved, That thd clerk . be : instructed to write to the Rahgitikei Ceunty pronto],, calling their attention,, to the fact that an infant from their district is now desti- , tute in the Wanganui gablf'and request them to take immediate action. ". ' Special Cbntributions?— lt wai resolved, That no money received for special purposes can be passed through the Charitable Aid Boar# funds. ... Hospital Board. — At 2 a'olook in the afternoon dome of the members met for thepurpose of holding a meeting of the Hospital Board, but as only Messrs Jackson, Beckett, Iveson, and Peat, were jpresent no business could be done. Dr Earle was in attendance. Some suggestioas were offered among which was on© that Dr Earle ahoula inspect a house that was considered suitable for the redption of out-door patients. The oustodian was authorised ■ to engage a cook, and the oferk w^tg^^ instructed to write to the Napier " Board with regard to what was considered an overcharge by that" body for the maintenance of a Palmerston patient in the Napier :'Hoßpital,-th© amount charged Jbeing £4 Us per day. The members then separate^.