TAIHAPE HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 January 1919, Page 5

TAIHAPE HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE.

■ o COUNCIL. REPRESENTATION. , At the meeting of the Borough Couuil last night Cr., ; *j>blin said the quesion of inviting the local body to nommte representatives to the executive f the Taihape Public Hospital had cen mooted. The present members /ere Messrs. Lethbridge, Simpson, Pil ington, and himself. It was imposible%r them to give the time and atention to so important an institution, t waaiimpossible for himlo do it now nder nis present circumstances. The lospital Board would meet next Tueslay, and he asked the'Council to send he'names of delegates. He would nove that the following names be sent mto the Board: His Worship the Hayor, Crs. Reed, Wrighton and Dashtvood to act as representatives on ,he Taihape Hospital Executive. The Mayor: Was it the Board’s intention that these new members be members of the Borough Council? Cr. Joblin: Not particularly from this Council. The Rangitikei County Council may send representatives. He thought it was left entirely to the lojal body. The members should come from the Council as representatives of the citizens to assist and know what

was going on. The Mayor asked if it was proposed to- attend meetings in Wanganui. Cr. Joblin: Only to attend when the executive sits there. Cr. Wrightson presumed it would be necessary to visit and inspect the Taihape Hospital. Cr. Joblin: The procedure would 1 gone into. The executive would call delegates once a month when convenient. jfell the meeting's would be held in the Taihape Hospital. The Mayor: The members would hold a somewhat novel position. They would have no locus standi; and would. be principally an advisory board. I£ they sent in a report alter it was not accepted they would be liable to get into trouble. Cr Joblin hoped they "would help him to better the conditions at present obtaining^ The Mayor thought they should get representatives outside the townspeople. The matter interested the country and should not be limited to the town. Cr Healey said if the Hospital Board wanted assistance they should cut the painter. The district was too* large, and should be cut up into two. The Mayor was in agreement with the idea that the district should be cut up. It was a fad of Hon. G. W. Russell’s to have no more hospital districts, and the Minister’s idea "was to hars*amalgamation, not separation. A promiment member of the Hospital Board had expressed the opinion there should be a separate district. Perhaps the epidemic had altered Mr. Russell’s opinion as' to large hospital districts. Cr. Joblin said the matter had previously been brought up. Mr. Bassett, a member of the Hospital Board, to timeout whore they were, moved that a request be made to the Rang-tikel County Council to show their hand. A reply was received that during war time consideration of the question was not opportune, and that was the reason nothing was done, Wanganui would he as pleased to get rid of us as we would be to get rid of them. He Roped the Council would deal with this resolution, and let «m have four helpers up yonder. Mr. Arrowsmith suggested the proposal should be held over until next meeting and they could falk it over with the townspeople. Cr. Joblin said be had taken the first opportunity to put the matter before the Council. His Worship the Mayor commended Cr. Joblin for his action, and said he would agree to the Mayor ex officio being a delegate Cr. Joblin said the same thing would apply to the councillors, who would he representatives during their term of office. Cr, Turnbull thought the better plan would be to have a meeting of townspeople and get four of , them to act. C#. Joblin looked to the Council to provide the response he wanted. The Mayor moved that the question be held over till the next meeting of the Council. Cr. Wrightson was in favour of putting it off for a month. The Hospital Board would meet next Tuesday, and the Council might receive some notification from them before next! Council meeting. Cr. Joblin, at the Mayor’s suggestion, withdrew his resolution, remarking that all the councillors seemed very shy of the hospital, at which a smile went round the Council table.