KUMARA HOSPITAL.

Kumara Times, Issue 872, 17 July 1879, Page 2

KUMARA HOSPITAL.

MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS. The annual meeting of subscribers of the Kumava Hospital was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, about fifty persons being present; His Worship the Mayor, in opening the proceedings, said he regretted to ; ee such a small attendance of tbb pubre, as he conudered that the Hospital was an institution diserving of the inte.es" • i j'e wh-4-s community. The populatin'- s e c w-; e not* deor&tsing, the yield ot go.i was steadily increasing, and this also being - the largest gold-mining community on the West Goast should be well able to keep an institution of this character-in a : most efficient and satisfactory condition... He considered if every man on the field Would contribute sixpence a week, the Committee would have ample funds to provide all the netiessary benefits and advantages of a first-class Hospital. He was glad there was to be an election on this occasion, as he thought that when the Committee found they, were placed in office by a majority of the subscribers, they took more interest in the duties they were expected to perform ; and he trusted a. large number of candidates Would be nominated for the Committee. He then called on the Secretary, Mr Nicholson, to read the Report of the. outgoing Committee, which was as follows ; “ Kumava, July 15, 1879. “ Gentlemen—Your Committee, in laying before you a statement of all matters appertaining to the Hospital for past year, ended June 1879, do so with a certain amount of satisfaction. During their tenure of office, a new Hospital has been built, suitable for the requirements of the District at a cost of £456. It has been furnished and made comfortable for the patients ; and the treatment of the Medical Officer and the painstaking care of the Wardsman have been highly appreciated. The balance-sheet will be laid before you : for the six months past, a return of persous treated in the institution, together with the number of outdoor patients, that have been attended to and received advice from the doctor. The Medical Officer in charge at the present time was engaged in December last, at a salary of £2OO, and his treatment has given the greatess satisfaction, as is evidenced by the favourable opinion in which his skill is held by the patients. The expenditure is large, but so is the district, which necessarily calls fora largo outlay; and, in fur-

mailing the institution with the necessary requirements, economy combined with > ffioiency has been studied. The furniture for such an institution, has necessarily cost a considerably large sum of money. Your Committee, in returning thanks for the amount of support accorded, have to regret that t!ie institution has not met with'the support it.should do—that there is not one-tenth of the population subscribing to it; and. in a district where accidents are so numerous, your Committee consider this is not as it should be, and urge those who have not subscribed to it heretofore, to do so now, and cherish and take an interest in an institution, that si the poor man’s best friend and the sick man’s nurse,” Applause followed the reading of the report. The Secretary also read the balancesheet, a copy of which appeared in our advertising columns the same evening Mr H. Cuming, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet of the outgoing Committee, said he com sidered it highly creditable, thought that the subscribers generally would endorse his remarks that the Committee had, during their term of office, carried out their duties in the most assiduous and efficient manner, and he had great pleasure in moving the warmest thanks of the meeting to the Committee, in addition, to the adoption the report and balance-sheet. The motion was seconded by Mr Murphy, and carried unanimously, with applause Nominations were then taken for the new Committee, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.