HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 547, 17 October 1902, Page 1

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

At the meeting of tho Hospital Trustees last night, there were present : Messrs Nolan (chairman), Harding, Warren, A. F. Kennedy, Joyce, Tuohy, Johnston, and A. Dewing. The Secretary of tho Thames Hospital wrote explaining the system of management pursued at the Thames Hospital, stating that the Hospital was in charge of a resident surgeon, who resides in a house in the Hospital grounds, and that he received a salary of £3OO per annum, and that he was allowed to practise privately at his residence, but not to visit private patients. These terms have always enabled the Trustees to secure the service of a competent medical man. He also enclosed a copy of the by-laws of the institution for further information. A letter was received from tho Wairau Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, asking for information with regard to the management of the Hospital, enclosing a query sheet. The Secretary of the Oam aru Hospital Trustees wrote asking to be forwarded information on the management of the Hospital. Mr Holsworth wrote forwarding tho sum of 19s 6d to the funds of the Hospital, being the proceeds of a tootball match played between representatives of Messrs F. Hall and Mackrell and Colley. The Secretary was instructed to write and thank Mr Holsworth.

Captain Colebourne, of the East Coast Mounted Rifles, wrote forwarding a cheque for £B, being the proceeds of a concert held at Ormond by the corps. The secretary was instructed to write to Capt. Colebourne thanking him and the membors of tho corps for the kindly interest they' displayed in raising such a large amount. Mr W. H. Ellerbeck forwarded the sum of £5 7s 6d, being the proceeds of the performance of the cantata and the Moabites in the Theatre Royal in aid of the Hospital funds.—Mr Coleman, secretary, was authorised to write and thank Mr Ellerbeck.

A letter was received from Messrs Cooper and McDermott, offering to give a sacred programme of their Myriograph in tho Theatre Royal on Sunday evening next in aid of tho Hospital.—The offer was accepted with thanks.

The Matron acknowledged the receipt of the following : —Lemons from Mr George Schmidt ; soda-water from Mr J. Lucas ; old linen from Mrs Mossman.

The monthly report was as follows Remaining from last month, 21 ; admitted, 24 ; discharged, 21 ; remaining, 24. The Treasurer's report showed :—Receipts : Patients fees, £29 ; district Board requisition, £3OO ; rents, £4 11s ; donations, £l7 Is. Disbursements : Bank overdraft, September 17, £331 4s 9d ; sundry accounts, £127 11s ; bank overdraft to date, £IOB 3s 9d. Accounts accounting to £175 11s 2d were passed for payment. Mr Harding, on behalf of tho Visiting Committee for the past month, reported that everything had been progressing very satisfactorily, with tho exception of tho gardon, which was not quite up to the mark.

Messrs Harding and Kennedy were appointed to comprise the Visiting Committee for tho coming month. Mr Nolan proposed, and it was seconded by Mr Joyce, “ That no doctor other than the Medical Superintendent or his locum tenens be permitted to treat patients eithor in the public or private wards of the Hospital.” Mr Tuohy considered it inadvisable to prevent patients having outside medical attendance if required. Mr Kennedy explained that the proposed bye-Jaw would not prevent other doctors being called in for consultation, but it was very desirable that the Medical Superintendent should have full charge of the medical arrangements. Mr Nolan said that he had drawn up the bye-law from tho prineiplo of the Napier Hospital bye-laws, together with Dr McGregor's statement.

Mr Warren said ho was very much in favor of Mr Tuohy’s remarks, and thought that it was interfering with our liberties. After further discussion, the motion was carried.

Dr Morrison was appointed Medical Superintendent.

The struggle over the Education Bill is by far the worst crisis that the present Ministry has had to face, and even if it passes their troubles will have only jnst begun. On the whole, we fancy that anyone who follows the history of the contest in the English newspapers will rejoice that our secular system, whatever its faults may be, has at least saved us from tho disunion and bitterness which are inseparable from such a conflict, and which cannot fail to impair the efficiency of tho churches no less than the schools.—Auckland Star.

. The Imperial authorities would only bo too glad to see loyal emigrants stream into South Africa if they could only be absorbed. Lord Milner wants to get New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Old Country men, as many of them as he can possibly provide for, into tho country as fast as possible. Yet be is warning off all who do not go to situations awaiting them or have not plenty of money to wait upon. There is no doubt whatever that one of tho most unwise things which a man could now do would be to go to South Africa to look for employment, as many hundreds, and even thousands, in the Australasian colonies purpose doing. For he would go to a country suffering intensely from all tho after-effects of a terrible war and would be fortunate indeed if he managed to return home safely, without having joined the gathering army of penniless and unemployed.—N.Z. Herald. Steps are being taken in Nelson to re-establish a Y.M.C.a. m that city.

The membership of the Hawke's Bay

Agricultural and Pastoral .Society now totals seven hundred and eighty-three. While discharging cargo at the Australian Wharf, Melbourne, Henry Hedger fell into the river and was drown-

ed. For the month of September the output from the yards of the amalgamated brickmakers of Wellington exceeded all previous records. At a funeral in the Hawke's Bay province last week the wreaths sent by friends and acquaintances of the deceased filled a large waggon.

The output for the stockowners in the Condobolin district, New South How they deal it out in China, She can't have a say at all ; Her position’s very minor Among the nations one and all. Like a man whose health is Dreaking, Days are numbered and get fewer, Unless for cough or cold he’s taking W E- WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE.