HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARDS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 130, 28 November 1885, Page 7

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARDS.

The adjourned meeting of the District Hospital Board took place in the Borough Chambers Thames, on Tuesday evening, 17th iost. Present Messrs Itensliaw (Chairman) representing Thames Borough ; W B. Greenville, Thames County ; J. H. Walh, Ohinemuri County ; and J. B. Smith, Piako County. Mr Dean officiated as Secretary, and'' Sir filler, at the request of the Chairman was "present to advise the Board, ifjteceftsa^y, pa., any jloubt as to, the interpretation of. the r Act; „,,', . . i A telegram was • read from the GovernuYent 'tdJthtiu'effcct that v Government could not grant the request of the Board to continue paying Hospital and Charitable Aid expense^ beyond 30th Novem^ her. ,:■,'' ' '• The Board would not be .required to pay any money until after December, giving them Mr Honiss appliod for the position of 'secretary to tho JEQimjtak^ft-^^Rtfe?' gvouud that he Uad t ueen secretary for the hospital for the past sixteen years. In the opinion, of Mr Greenville, 1 there to perform the

HimVprto thp Board. O'%v ISiiiit.i iuovihl fclnit tie Ts«mr«l ¥t!)ul«l adverse ft|i\ iti> 4 »iicittii>tts lor t.io ot Seotvutry^ro we in *\Mt bean .'ttJ'iftd to uiuftriak&.nll thp secivtaritil aii't office, work in oonnwtio i "\\Jith T tljo B.taM iffY ft « TitOiiths^rn lit "was reiolveil that^tbe Bwd* 5 -Wcepl; UMf •Doling opf' until j&sjUjui? ap ; the »i>4point»nont,i!s'tii]cif;i!,prliennaiuM)flY.4 point»nont,i!5'tii]cif;i!,prliennaiuM)flY. , .. v Uo Imaiiiieniiiiue,,*. ,Hf* r )^M x uxo yw\ that t.'ie a^iiuol [n % ovi.sion for tuullpspi tnl be!fi l xp<Livt£^Boo', half<otwhich Svill r , by tlie' now a^ WW 9 overnment, tho balance to b^'^rovlidea for by the Board from local 'bodies. This for the next 10 months, ending March 31, 18$7, would amount to £lbd± as the Board's share. This motion f .^as seconded by Mr Smith, and carried. Mr Smith thought that the districts should be divided! Pinko paid' more than all the rest put together, and yet they could hardly send their cases to the Thames. ' He thought there should be a division, and that each county should have a separate ,acqouufc. , , A ( salary id sSSO-was appropriated to the office' of secretary and treasurer, and it was resolved to invite applications for the appointment. Th«» meeting adjourned till the 30th' instant.

The Charitable Aid Board held tliftir first nieetin the same evening, at the conclusion of the Hospital Distrii * Board meeting. The same members Avere present, 'as at the latter with the addition of .Mr Coleh.ook, representing Coromandel. There wub a discussion as to how many ' iiiembers should form a quorum, -tlie Government' .Having in a telegram, which was read by the Secretary, stated that five members was the reg tired number. It was afterwards decided however, that in future three should constitute a quorum. Mr Renshaw was, on the motion of Mr Oolebroolx, {seconded by Mr Walsh, appointed Chairman of the Board. It was resolved that Mr Miller be authorised to obtain Sir Frederick Whitaker's opinion as to how the rates should be levied, whether ia proportion to the value of property in each County, or whether the Board can itself fix the amount chargeable to each local body. Tho following estimate of the requirements of the Board for each year was made :— Orphanage, £400 (exclusive of buildings) ; Ladies' Benevolent Society, £100 j charitable aid^fpf 'tiieJ Thames Borough and • County; £720 ?■ Coromandel £150 ; Ohinemuri, £15b \ Piako, £150 ; and Old Men's Home, £330. Total, £2000. It was agreed that £334 should be demanded from the local bodies as their contribution up to the 31st March next, and £1000 for the year ending 31st March, 1887. J Mr Colebrook, in moving " that this Board delegate to the Coromandel County Council all its powers within the district of Coromandel," said that the Ooromaudel District Board had resolved iv favor of separation from Thames in charitable aid matters. After a brief discussion the matter dropped. On the matter of the futuie management of the Orphanage nnd other existing charitable institutions, a committee consisting of Messrs Renshaw, Green-, ville, and Walsh was appointed to take tho voluntary supervision of these iusti-* tutions with the privilege of calling in' any voluntary assistance necessary. It was resolved that the secretary shall also perform the duties of relieving officer, at a salary of £»00. An advertisement was ordered to be inserted in the lornl papers calling for applications for this appointment, to be received at the next meeting of the Board ou the 7th December. Tho meeting then adjourned.-r-Thaiues Star