KUMARA HOSPITAL.

Kumara Times, Issue 1555, 21 September 1881, Page 2

KUMARA HOSPITAL.

A meeting of the Hospital Committee was held in the Secretary’s Room, last evening; present—Mr Pearn (in the chair), Messrs Morgan, Diuan, Hughes, Toms, Wilson, White, and Morris.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The report of the House Committee for the past fortnight was read and received. It is as follows

Report of House Committee for Fortnight ending Sept. 20, 1881.

Re Convalescent Patients.—We have consulted with the Medical Officer, arid would recommend that, if after being pronounced convalescent by the Doctor, anv patient should desire to stay longer in the Hospital, such patient, with the consent of the' House Committee, may be allowed to do so provided that the sura of 30s per week be paid weekly, in advance, by or on account of the said patient, and also that the patient be subject to the rules of the Kumara Hospital. We have to call your attention to the conduct of the contractor of burials, who refused to carry out his contract, and consequently we had to employ another undertaker last Friday. The Wardsman having had in addition to his daily work to sit up two consecutive nights, watching a delirious patient, we, on the third night engaged a man -to keep watch for that night. During the fortnight we have admitted three patients (one subscriber and two non-ticket-holders) one of the non-ticket-holders being a destitute person, the other one subject to an agreement to pay 30s per week, and deposit lodged. We have had the gardens dug over and one planted with potatoes, the fences strightened and stayed, and the box-drain made and laid down. The report was adopted, With reference to the second clause in the report, it was ordered that tenders be called for burials, but that any tender from the late contractor be not considered.

£22l2222S!s2S£i£2i£SS£i£22—SSsSiSSSiiSaSi The Sec ret ary wa* instructed to write to the Chairman of the Benevolo.it Society, asking the. Society to contrihnte towards the expense of the l ife Vlr Miles’ funeral, as it was on the recommendation of the society he was admitted to the Hospital. Tftii Loiig-Turtuel Company having offered to subscribe £l2 per annum conditionally that any man employed by the 'company be allowed the privilego of the Hospital : the Secretary’s reply, accepting the offer of the company, was agreed to; further conditions being that thfe agreement be for one yeai’j for the number of meri employed at the present tinie, And that the present mlmbdr bfe at once made known,. Accounts to the amount of £3 13s were passed for payment. Mr White Was appointed on tlib House Committee, vice Mr Dirian. The following sums were handed hi Rdwe (Greenstone), £3 10s ; J. White, £2 ; R. Morgan; £2 10s ; T. Wilson, £1 10s; T; Hughes; £1 10s; R. Toms, £3 10s; W; Morris, £1 j W. Nicholson (Secretary), £3 1 Ostotal, £l9 Ss.