HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6490, 15 December 1881, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday ; present—Mr XL Thomson -(Chairman), the Mayor of Sydenham, Mr E. 0. J. Stevens, the Mayor of Christchurch, the Mayor of Lyttelton. Mr W. Montgomery, Mr J. G. Hawke*, and Dr TambulL hospital oo Maxima. The following was read and adopted:— “The Hospital Committee has the honour to report that daring too fortnight ending Dec. 10, 31 patients were admitted into toe Hospital, and 26 discharged, leaving 72 patient* in the institution. During the same period one death occurred. For the corresponding period of last year there were 64 patients in the Hospital. The Committee boa duty considered the applications received for (he appointment of matron. Hone of the applicant* being trained nurses, the Committee he* deemed it advisable to Invite applications for a housekeeper at a salary of im per annum, with board and apartments." oosuEsrosmsKCß. Letters were read from the Colonial Secretary's effi.oo, approving the appointment of Dr Robinson m Bouse Burgeon at Christchurch, and the appointment of Dr Hogg as Charitable Aid Officer at liimnu aoemAL statv. Thirteen applications from medical gentlemen wiliitg to act upon the staff were rood, nad the following were elected by ballot Dr* Brittin, Frankish, HedwiU, Fries, and Anderson. KBSICAtOmOBIt. Three applications for the post of Medical Cfltccr for the Charitable Aid Board were rwad, and Dr Doyle wa* elected by ballot. AXASOA HOfFITAX. A return was read, showing that there w«t» now two patients in the Akaroa Hospital. OSyHAWAOB. The Qrnhencge report shoved that no ad* during the part fortnight. Two ebiWran-oce boy and one girl—hod been withdrawn. Tb* number of tomato* is 89, vi*., boys, 47 ; girls, 42.

TKIOBMB. 3S»e following tender* for supplier tor to® year ending Dec. 81,1888, w ere accepted "1 Out Board on toe recommrndalion of toe fee* motive Committee*, vi*. Obmtcburcb Hoepitel Breed, Wiliam Thornton i amt, F. Bopkim end Cm? gmot* iec and medical comfort*, Onnsted and Co. | milk, V. A. Vkher j fael, R, Jjywwn j linen, Hobday end Co. n interment#, H, Fabrmaan. Casual Ward, lylteltoo—Bread, W. B. Awtit. Canterbury Orphanage-- Bread, W. O. Waterman: meat, Oarforth and LeeijfrO" eerie* and medical comfort*, Harvey Haw* kin* end Co. $ milk, William Mitebcll» fuel, 0. E. Curtis. . , _ Ashburtoa Uoma-Bniiont and «b«. 0« end Co. j medical comfort* and fwl, Wedlander and Co, i roedioinee, 0. J. H. Neald j interment*, T. A. Gate*. . , „ . Charitable Aid Depart Batten®, extras, and medical eted and Co. j fuel, B. Pf«“ n » J. Steven* j interments, B. Fttowaaan. Timartu Motions end extras, Bowie. Oxford; Battens and oxtnu, F. A, Waterman. BanUnD.VAflMtrf wmw. Mr AUwmhl laid that to too matter of too late Mr Steele, bo bad a coramamcatten irom Mr Parsons, toe dawwsdV tons bad written to lb® Hospital aiftori* law for aU too property of dawawd, and bad reeeivsd in retain a parcel of tlotoeo and a pmawitoatMUtoe to it, Asempmpng

|h* property ™ a statement that a guinea aaa b®in taken from the puree for «ne week's Deposed had only been in the institution two daye when be wu found drowned Jo the bath. Ho (Mr Allwrighi) would like to know by whole authority the money had beoh taken out of the puree. Mr Monlgomere euMested that the matter •hould be referred to the Hospital Committee to report upon. Mr Stereos agreed with the suggestion, and hoped the Committee would make a rmmmoodalion as to what mlo should be followed In suob oases.

The Board referred the matter to the Committee. ohab» aim aid. The Board then went into Committee to consider the Charitable Aid cases, end on resuming, adjourned.