HOSPITAL BOARDS

Southland Times, Issue 18837, 2 June 1920, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARDS

CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON. PROPOSED PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. (Per United Press Association.; WELLINGTON, June 1. The Hospital Boards Conference opened to-day. After the oixming addresses by the Hon. ('. J. Furr, Minister of Public Health, and Dr Valintine,, Director-General of Hospitals, a remit was adopted advocating provision in the Act to meet the expenses of the chairmen of Hospital Boards incurred in visiting various institutions under the conttol of Boards, and that provision he made for the payment of an honorarium to the chairman. The conference suggested an honorarium of £IOO, It also decided that a uniform flat, rate payment of £1 1/- per meeting should he paid to members as travelling expenses irrespective of distance in each case. The system of levies and subsidies was discussed at considerable length, many remits being submitted on the subject. The present system of levying on land values was held to bo inequitable. A flat rate was discussed, as was also a proportional scheme proposed hy the Department and outlined in the Journal of Public Health for April. The matter was referred to a committee to confer with the Department’s officers and report to the conference later.