POVERTY BAY HOSPITAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1355, 13 September 1883, Page 2

POVERTY BAY HOSPITAL.

The Annual Monthly Meeting of the above Committee was held last night, in the Court House. Present: Messrs Jobson (in the chair), E, K. Brown, IMatthewson, Dr Pollen, and M‘Kay (Hon. Secretary). The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer announced that the monies owing by several of Mr Oxenham’s men had been paid The Wardsman’s Report showed the number of patient’s admitted during the rnuuiii, 4 ; discharged, 4 ; 1 death ; remaining, 4. Trkasuhur’s Rkport. I have the honor to r« port t hat I have in hand £6 5s 9<i, against which there is an account of Mr Bishop’s for £l2 16s 6d, which has been passed. All other accounts passed have been paid, excepting one from the Herald for £5 !!•=. I would suggest that the account be passed subject to some reduction. During the month of August I have received £23 9s fid in subs-riptions and donations, but no feesjfrom put 8 On the 15th of the present, month £5O from the County Council will be paid ; if this is done, you will have £l3 9s 3d available for the accounts that will be placed before you for payment this evening. E. K. Bbown.

The Chairman said he understood that the Herald account was subject to some reductions. Mr Brown said the Standard had made 16s reduction on their account, and no doubt the Herald would make some reduction also. Hospiial Reserves. A letter was read from the Rev. McAra asking that permission be grunted to Mrs Bell to put a sledge house on the hospital reserve. Mr Brown proposed that Mrs Bell be allowed to do so subject to a week’s notice of removal in the event of the hospital committee requiring the land. Carried. Burials. The Secretary said that in the case of the death recorded he had given instructions to Mr Townley for interment. This was the first case since the grant had been received. Payments. Wardsman, £8 6s 8d; domestic, £3 5s ; Bull, 19s 9d ; Craig, £1 Is; Birch, £3 4s ; Bishop, £lO 19s 6d ; Dufaur and Co, £5 Ils; Aislabie, £3 Is lOd ; J. Brown, 10s 3d ; Teat and Friar, £33 16s. Outstanding Accounts. A number of outstanding accounts were handed to the Secretary, amounting in the aggregate to £35 10s 6d. The Secretary wished to know whose duty it was to collect those accounts. .The Treasurer said it was the wardsman’s. Dr Pollen said the wardsman wis in rather impaired health at present. Mr Matthewson moved that the wardsman may be given the accounts, to collect all he could. The Secretary said he would undertake to collect all the town accounts. Dr Pollen said the wardsman did not carry out his (the doctor’s) orders, and if he did not carry out the orders of the committee properly little good. Tenders. Tenders were to be called for supplies commencing October. Dr Pollen said the Schedules wanted revising badly as much discontent had been expressed last year about the matter. He wished the public to kn •'¥ what articles were wanted and what they were to tender for. It had been the habit ot putting forward a list without specifying the articles which were most wanted. Une firm had complained that their tender had the lowest in the total, but still had not been accepted. He hoped the schedules would be altered to meet this for the sake of the institution. Mr Mabthewson wished to have a general meeting to accept tenders, and not a small committee. it was then agreed that a general special meeting be called on the 26th of September, for the purpose of accepting tenders. A committee was then appointed consisting of Messrs M‘Kay, E. K. Brown, and Mi Matchd’wson, to draw up shedules. The following gentlemen were appointed the Visiting Committee for the month— A. Graham, E. K. Brown, and Mr Jobson.