HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1684, 27 February 1906, Page 2

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Thomont.ly mre ing was In Id yestrr day, there bcirg pre cot: Messrs Nolan (chairman), HarJing, Joyc-, Dewing, P. T. Kenway, Matthews, Johnston. Tho Ashbu-Ln Board was informed, in reply to a q lestion as to whet steps, if any, the Boaid took in the nutter of refusing admittance lo patients to tho Hoepital who were in a posit'on to pay for private

treatment or at nursing homes, that no patient was refused admission to the Gisborne Hospital under such circumstancos. The following letter was received from the Inspector-General cf Hospitals: ‘ For many yearß the Government have experienced great difficulty in providing suitable medical treatment aud nursing for the Maoris. It is iatended to make a systematic effort to into! this great need. One of the means to bo adopted to save the Dative people from the dangerous treatment of tobungae, and the many evils atising from their influences, is to tram thoir own young women to bo nurses, by experience gained in our public hospitals, d grade of nursing examinations will hr instituted for such of these as are unable to meet the requirements of the State system of registration. Every care will bo taken ihat no unsuitable candidates will be chosen under the proposal that the Ho>. W. Hali-Jones d recta me to lay before your Board, namely, that one or two Maori girls bo admitted to your staff j of nurses under training, under condition that the State defrays tbo cost of their | maintenance This would be a great boon ■ to the native rcc’, and a Conors ion which tbo authorities of your Hospital will, I hope, see their way to g aot.” The Chairman said the matron had full power to appoint thenursrs, to which fact a good deal of the success of the institutioi was due. A ci culat loiter was received from tho Premier aekiDg if the Trustees would take on a number of probationers for training purposes, Government paying j£2sayear each for their keep, tho nurses to have similar trainiog to tho regular nursep, lo pass tho same examinations, and money to be p tid quartorlyon certificates being given as to attsndar.es and trainiog. The Chairmau considered the larger hospitals wero the proper ores to take up the matter. Mr Johnston egreed with the chairman, adding that at the larger hospitals regular leotures were given by the doctors. Mr Matthews, for the visiting commi*tee, reportad that on inspecting thb hospital he had found it very full, and the staff extremely busy. Matters generally wero progressing satisfactorily. Messrs Matlhews and Tuohy wero ap' poiutod visiting cowwiUoe.