District Hospital Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1560, 19 November 1885, Page 4

District Hospital Board.

»' After the Charitable 'Aid Board* meeting a meeting of the Hospital Board f '.Was held' in ' the Council Chambers, the 'same members beine present' ■jyith; the) exception of the. Patoa representatives, 'wild withdrew. The. letter from the; Qo/'vernmerit m reply ,to the request for free r passflß to members was read, statin? tihat passes could, not be granted. The valuation of the various districts as f ollpws :.was then read bv,'.thechairinaji- ; : — \ Manawatu County (annual value), £32,871, (capital Value); £627,973 S ;- Palruerston Borough, £16,550, £271, 2>5; Manawatu Ed ßoard; 413,756, i'350,?J62; JCanch^s.ter Road,- Board. £24,889, £335,814 -'KiwitWa^Road Board, £8,612, £172,253; ; Halcpmbe Tqwn. Board, £2,706, £25,715 ; Feifding ' Borough, £8,918, - £138,436 ; Marton Borough, £8,546,1^78,883 ; Turakina Rdad Board, £2,686 i \ £23,429 ; Rangitikei Courity, £43,813^ £940,000 ;. Bulls Town Board,---£5,216, i .£37,524 ; Wanganui Borougbv £46,220^^7^59^;' i Waiiganui County, £26,000' £620,8if9 y j^Waitbtara Courity, £28,304,' .8663,379 £4,833,67 p. In answer to Mr Macarthjir MfSßrookinsj said the expensetSf^fidaSSlamiiig the Wanganui Hospital was about £1500 .a?, year.. : ' '■• • l ■ ]' ' V j A letter from the Borough Coujicil ; wWreaa^'statin?: that the notice of intention to- incorporate had been withdrawn^ 4.. F Before. proceeding with .business: it : was' decided 'that it would : be as well to fix the salary, of the .clerk.? ''. Mr Macarthur thought that if -the /.•Bj3r,ough Couixcil; ; would allow it, Mr ,\B.rpoking might'b'e.' appointed^se"cretary at.a salary of £120. He was sure that, if "jihis arrangement could he made, they ;' b('nild f not get : a better man. He 1 f>ro'posed a resolution to this effect, which Mr'tVilsion seconded* The ; respTution was carried. Mr «Macar,thur plitting! to- '-. gether. the ijems Hkely t to be, incurred m maintaining the Hospital made the total aftout'. £it7oo; ; a. JP.^t.. As to tlie' qu?sj:ion v of ilie enaowinerits'h'e neld' fertile' ppiniori' expressed by him at the first 'meeting, that the r ehdownients ishould be" set aside 1 for building purposes. •/ < i : !<■ m I . ... . { Mr Peat said that when they came to build, a large sum would be necessary, and it would be better to raise this from the. whole distrtct. \ ' : 1 The Chairman did riot thinly it neces-' sary to discuss the point at thai medt'v i; '■■■■•;>'.•':■ After several additionshad been ;made to the list of expenditure jft/tyaa< found that £566 would suffice for the next four .mqnths, ■-this would /make,. £2Bß 'to be , raised amongst : the whole' of the bodie^. It was resol'Ted,' ( 6h 1 the motion of Mr Thynne, that a rate of Is 3d m the '£.looo on the capital value be levied. ■'■■■*"< '] ' Mr Macarthur seconded. ! " ;The Colonial > Bank; was as^ the Board's/bank, Mjr Brook,io£ astreasu'r^rv . and Messrs Peaf'.ahd Polsoh .were appointed to sign cheques. • ■ ;. The meeting then adjourned till. Wednesday, 16th December* ■ '