HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 146, 17 July 1901, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The Bwrd met at Hawera no Tuesday, Prsenfc: Messis P. P. Oorkill ('hairmaD), 0. M. Leppar, F. Sfcohr, D. H. McDonald, J. McOullum, J. W. Scott. H. W. Sutton, and J. R. Stewart. The time for the Committee to bring up tV'6 ievi»ed bye-laws was extended to the text meeting of the as only a p<r'ion of the revision was ma<ie. The sub committee appoii ted to deal with the Old R fuga at! Henui recommended tbat the inmates be moved out pnd the buiHiog 'enova'ed, and «fter iepa : rsth-it the premises b3 usd by partial reli f person o .—The report was adopted. S vera! cases in connection with m -icten nee arcounts were dealt with. The name of Miss M. Kenny was pl«el cn the probationers' list. A c mmunication was recoivtd from the Hon. W. 0. Walker re supply of ambulance.—lt was rcsolvid to acknowledge the letter with th.nks for the c incession mule, and the Government be atked to in-*tal an ambulance Bei vi e as soon ss poss ble. An application from one of the Board's tenants for a reduction in rent was referred to the New Plymouth House Committed to report on. The r< commendation of the New Plymou'h Hou>e Commit tee to increase the salary of the nur?es staff was adopted as from Ist Jnly. The qu- s'ion of obtaining cert'ficat'S for DUiws under the new Ho-pital N'lrees Rrgis ration 811 was rtfjrred to the Cnairman with power to act. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Nicholas for a donation, the proceeds of a sacred concert in aid of the Board's funds. It was resolved to ios f ruct the Architect to call for tenders for the erection of a fence at the new OH People's Homp. Accounts amounting to £386 6s 5d passed for paym -nt. The Han era Hospital was inspected after the meeting, when everything wai found to be in good order, and the membrrs expressed themselves pleased at the general signs of good management which were manifest. 1