HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 105, 21 May 1901, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Tub Board met on Monday. I'rrsftnt: Messrs Oorkill (Obnii'man), McCuilutn, Wilki nsan. .S.r.to.i, tapper, Liirdet, iStolw, O.iwr, ivlrtckriy mid McDonald,

Tiif li,;wi rn 11'Rtse Commit,tea's report '.'a? read, recommending tbe confirmation of Miss Campbell's appointment a.s a probationer. An increas* of the wardsman's salary was reoommended ; als<->, thit the Board should carry out its resolution vith regard to the appointment of Miss Furlong, who had now acted as matron for twelve month?, and should rective an increase of salary, making it the sitae as that received by her predecessor. The Government had granted a gum 0 f £SO to a mna named Mannix, who lost his leg while in the Government employ, The report was adopted.

On the motion of Mr. Sutton, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, it was resolved to laiso the warJe man's salary to j£GO per annum.

The Bauk of New South Wales wro'e re a dishonoured p.n. given by a man named Gooding to the Board. The Chairman exp'ained the circumstance of the cas4, which was an unfortunate ooe, and moved that the p.p. be returned, and that Gooding ba not pressed for payment of his account.— Mr. Sutton seconded, and the motion was carried, an amandm*nt moved by Mr. Mackay, that the matter be deferi ed, being lost on division. Miss Louisa Mincbin, Ingle woo 3, wrote applying for a position as a probat'oner.

The Cbaii man said there was a great shortness of nurses and probationers. Mr, Mackay thought it weuli be aa «e'l, in future, if applicants were to forward medical certificates at the sime time tbat they tent in their names. The Chairman said he believed that s me of those whose names were now on the list hod been frightened owing t-j the typhoid ; but he wa* glad to »ay that the kfrt patient, one of their own nurs»s, was now on the road to recovery. She wou'd, however, need a l ug holiday when she became con-vak-scant.

The mat'er was held over until nrxfc meeting, when the probationers' list will ba revised.

A letter from Miss M. liven in >egard to appointment was held orer in 1 terms of the above.

Mifs L. Stothart wrote accepting an appointmeiit as nurse.

The Linda Ddiarimaut wrote tbat the Minister bad to the proposed exchange of section 1119, owned i>y the Board, for section 792, owned by Mr. F. W. Richmond, on condition that Mr. Richmond erect a fence along the front ge of the same and pay the '■iiilacce of £SO agreed upou by him, to ho spot in improving the ground, to the Board's general account for use in erecting the Old Men's Home.

The Inspector of Hospitals for- | warded a momo. andum in reference to treatment cf c'eliiium tremens oases, staling tbat un'il wards shall bavo been irelied in the prinnpilcentresby the Govemmt n f , tho Boards will, considering the urgency of the master, consent to take aty necMsary steps, and the Government will p»y the full cost of main'ecance of patients. The Chairman said there might bo fo;iig d fficulty at to the cafe custody of fuch patents. Mr. Ma kay sa'd he took it that the Government gave the Board a free lai d to provide suitable accommodation, and it would reimburse the Board fir any extraordinary expenditure. It was resolved that the Chairman comn uniiate wiih Dr. MaiGregor on hj" su'ij ct.

Mrs. Hedges, Btratfo"d, wrote giving the Board three months' no ice to quit th» premi'63 used as a temporary hospital for Sira'fordca^e s . Tho matter was left to Messrs. Mackay and L'ardet to report upjn, Mrp. Andersen wrote forwarding £$ in part payment of the account owing hy h<r l.usband.

| Me srp. Mackay and Liardet gave long explanations of the case a< they had found it, and the latter moved, that the Board remind the Hon. HallJon' 8 of a pr. mi'sa ho made to Anderson in rrgard to the payment for his trip to Rotorua, and that tLe claim for local treatment be not pres ed, and that the £3 be refunded to Mrt ( Anderson. Mr. Oliver seconded.

I Tbe Chairman raid he fe't strongly on tl.e way the Board had bieu teld up to the public gaze in connection * itb this cise. The Boaid had paid tho .£l4, charges due on the maintenance of Andornon at Rotorua, and this would probably bo lefunded, Tho mo'ioa was tavritd.

A nuuibi r of fl| pi nations were redived from persons desiring to board out clii'd. en ,'n the hands of the Board, and were left to tbe Chairman to tirrange.

Letters and exphnations were re« civ• in ivgnnl th ■ maintenance of M'K. 80-d.—Th. Clm'rit.aii xplainbd tin' ilio man li d e ; imk -u order ou his ernpl yi i I'lo, .a,J i li. t the purti 8 vvu f j-oing o liv- g-ther •ifjtin, n* d the mat er diLp^d. Mi . Ma<kay reported on the case of Mrs. Fobrumnn, of S.intfo'd, aud the matter was li ft to Mr Mackay to make a fin tliM'report upoD. The polico lepo.ted cn the (a<e of a giii «ho Iml r.c ived aid from the Aucklmd Board, aid who had come from Taranaki. She had coo>e from Auckland < r giniliy, m.d the p dice did uot reccminend that the Bond shou'd •usis 1 ; ler.-The Auckland Board will be advised ncco di. gly. The Arcliitwt icpnted th.it the new Heme for the old peip'e was nearly complete'', I ut hn wixhed «o have the L'oaitl's o| in on i n the m»t suitable out'e f >i' diiii .nge. In was resolved that a suitable tablet sVio'i J ba ob'air.ed in memory if l*to nurs-i j-rn ingham/he C. ait man b.ing ■mtliorißid ttj make the necessary arrant omenta.

i lli6 Lhiirman'a action in dealing with teveralc'S' h ol aid since last meetng wo e (onGrmed. A'fi'uots wete pissed aifo'liwo: N T . w Tlyiv.ou h lluspit .1, X 207 Cs 4d j Han-era IT i-pita', X&t 3« 4d; churia'>!e aid, .£125 IS< Id. 11l ■ next nm»tins; w.»B fix'd for the fou'Hi Monday in June, and tt-e Board adjourned.

After lu. e! eoj t' e member* paid a visit to the sear Home and inspwtc^

the building, and it was understood the drainage would be carried in the same direction aa the Hospital drainage. A visit ww also paid to the Hospital.