HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1609, 17 April 1879, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board took place yesterday. Present—-Mr H. Thomson (chairman), their Worships the Mayors of Christchurch and Sydenham, and Dr, Turnbull. The minutes of the last meeting wore road and confirmed. A number of cases in connection with charitable aid arising out of the minutes were dealt with. HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. The hospital committee reported ; That it was decided that the library should be removed to the present storeroom. That after an inspection of the site of the dead-house it was decided to adhere to the one originally selected. That in the matter of drainage it was decided that no further action should be takeu for the present. That the committee recommend that the two poplar trees alongside the laundry be cut down, and used as girders for a footbridge, and that the piece of ground in front of the laundry should be used as a temporary drying ground. That the committee recommend that a grate, similar to the one in No. 5, be placed in No. 6 ward. That the committee have ordered nine chairs for the use of the female ward inmates. That the committee instructed the house steward to give directions for painting the names of the new hospital staff on the hoard. That the committee gave permission for the messenger to occupy as a bedroom (as a temporary measure), the office recently occupied by the registrar, and directed that a new entrance door be cut in the wall opposite the porch. H. Thomson. Christchurch, April 9th, 1879. ASHBtTBTON HOME. A discussion arose out of a complaint made by the Master of the Ashburton Home, as to the occasional insubordination of some of the inmates, and asking the guidance of the Board as to his course under such circumstances. The Mayor of Christchurch moved that, in the particular case complained of a month’s leave of absence from the Home should be stopped, and his tobacco stopped for the same period. The Chairman said that course might do with the individual case in question, but some plan must be adopted for the general guidance of the Master of the Home, without having continually to appeal to the Board. The Mayor of Sydenham thought the Master should have definite instructions as to the dealing out of punishment in cases of misconduct. It was resolved that the matter should rest until the Board ascertained from Mr March, who was absent in Dunedin, if he had given any instructions to the Master of the Home on the matter of punishment, and if they found he had not done so, then the Board would take steps to authorise the Master to punish such inmates as might happen to be insubordinate or guilty of misconduct. BXPBNDITtJBK The following return of expenditure, from July Ist, 1878, to March 31st, 1879, was laid on the table :

AKAEOA HOSPITAL. Dr. Guthrie forwarded a return showing that there had been six admissions in the Akaroa Cottage Hospital during the week ending April 14th. Mr W. Montgomery took his seat on the Board, DESTITUTION. The acting secretary brought under the notice of the Board the case of a young woman, a recent arrival in the colony, and who had lately lost her husband by an accident. It was an extreme case, and she was desirous of returning home to England, as she had no relatives or friends in New Zealand. The Board, while commiserating her position, could not give official relief, but stated that if a subscription was got up on her behalf, they would contribute a small sum towards a fund for enabling her to return home. EEPOETS. The report of the house surgeon, showing thirty-five admissions, was road; and also that of the house steward, showing thirty-two discharges and three deaths. After dealing with a number of cases in the Charitable Aid Department, the Board adjourned.

— 1st July to 31st Dec, 1st Jan. to 31st March. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Christchurch 1065 8 4 500 13 3 1566 1 7 Borough of Sydenham 176 10 4 72 4 9 248 15 1 Timarn 121 8 0 72 5 6 193 13 6 Selwyn 587 18 10 178 4 9 766 3 7 Ashley 126 5 2 56 18 1 183 3 3 Akaroa 37 5 9 18 16 0 66 1 9 Ashburton 26 9 8 26 9 8 Geraldine 120 S 0 40 4 0 160 12 0 Akaroa Hospital ... 363 19 5 159 7 8 523 7 1 Ashburton Home... 674 1 10 194 11 8 868 13 6 Casual Ward 85 7 6 10 2 3 125 9 9 Destitute Children 275 7 6 134 11 10 409 19 4 Wages 496 14 6 263 6 9 740 1 3 Salaries ... 215 7 0 143 8 2 358 15