HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 249, 22 October 1901, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hospital and Ohsritable Aid Board was held en Monday. Present: Messrs Oorkill (chairman), Oliver, McDonald, Wilkinson, Liardet, Sutton, Stewart, Mackiy, Scott, Lepper, Stobr and McCullum. The Chairman tharked the members for their sympathetic vote passed at last meeting. He reported that the adopton of the child Edwards was j completed. | Mr. Sutton reported that a pension j had been granted to an old Maori land the pxpenees iacurred by the 1 Board would be reimbursed. | The following return of expenses io- ! curred over the new home for old ■ people was laid on the table : i£ s d Building 3515 0 0 Furniture 382 17 11 Fencing 90 15 0 Liabilities Architect 180 0 0 The Inspector of Hospitals notified a reapportionment of representation on the Board. The Chairman stated the effect of this reapportionment was that the Board was increased to 15. There were only two Boards in the colony which exceeded that numbar. On the motion of the chairman it was decided that Mr. Ohae. Penn be appointed Returning Ofiicer for the ; combined boroughs of Stratford and ! Eltham for the purpose of the election. Mr. Mackay, by leave of the Board, I moved without notice " That in the opinion of the members this Boird is already too Urge, and that instead of being incr to 15 a Board of trine would m"t a ! l r.quiremuits." tTe said tlietfo l.i.g of tlie B nrd was tbat the expenses of members ware already too large and tb.it theie was a strong feeling in favour of a reduction. Mr. 01iv>-f s cond d ilh motion, which wm carried. Toe InsptvE ir of Hospi'als notified that Awukino was for hospital purposrs in the county of Kawhia, which was exempt from the operation of the Counties Act. The Chairman explained that this meant' the Board would hive to bear the expense of the patient who came from that district. Mr. Muckay urged that a protest should be made to the Government on the Board having to bear the expense of pitients outside the district, especially in the case of co-operative workmen. The Chairman said there was a continuous stream of these cases baiog sent here. Only recently a man we a sent down by special boat. Mr. Mackay moved that a copy of tho letter be sent to the Government with an intimation that the expense imposed oa the Board was unjust and urging that the Government should make a special subsidy for the cises in question. Carried. Thb Chairman stated that letters had bpen received from Messrs and McQuire, M's.H.R, relative to a request for provision of ambulance apparatus; also that the Minister had intimated the request would ba considered. A grant of £3 3s was made to the i New Fire Brigade for their services in. j destroying the old refuge. j The Rev. F. G. Evans applied for j permission to hold a service at the new refuge at 10.30 every Sunday morn-! tog. i The Chairman stated that Dean McKenna had also asked to be allowed to ho'd a service in one of the vacant rooms. Mr Liardet moved that the applications be complied with. Mr Mackay pointed out that other denominations might, and probably would, make a similar request, and. he objected to one church having advantage oves others, as it had in other placas led to friction. He moved that the matter ba deferred till next meeting. Mr Sutton suggested leaving the matter in the hands of the House Committee. Mr McDonald did not think the services of other denominations would clash as there was room for all. Mr Liardet deprecated the introduction of sectarian matter into the question. He considered that the present applic itidns were merely for a continuance of the services which we-e held in the old building. Mr Liardet's motion was then carried by 7 to 5, Messrs Lepper, Stohr, Stewart, Mackay and Scott voting with the Noes. The Chairman stated that it was proposed hy the Rev. S. S. Osborne to present each of the inmates with a copy of the Bible. Dean McKenna had, stated that so far as his flock was concerned he had no objection to a Douai Bible being given them. It was understood that the Board consented to the proposal. The Hawera Committee were authorisd to accept a tender for grazing at Hawera, Mies Handley's name was placed on the list of applicants for probation ship, and Marion Mclnt sh's on thu list of outside applicants. Several applications for the reduction of charg; s foe hospital treatment were dealt with. A. Haughey, Hawera applied for a 'trans r er of his firewood contract to H. jJ. McGuire, to whom he bad £tild his business.—Referred to tho House C>mmittf e. Tne question of receiving £1 12s from Rolton was lift in the chairmm's hands to deal with. Messrs Govett and Quillism ramittod £lB6 ba'ance of money in their hands out of sale if property of Mary R'ley, who was to receive not more than 15s a we.-k so long as the money las-ed unless Mrs Riley gave a month's notice to terminate the arrangement. After some discussion it was decided to accept the money on tfre terms stated. A claim of £ 2 2s by Mrs Mclntyre for special nursing was received. The Auckland Board applied for payment of an account incurred by W. McKay, who stated he came from Okaiawa.—Referred to the police for inquiries and report Mr Maekay's action relative to a case entrusted to his hands was confirmed. The Board went into committee to consider certain cises. The sum of £lO Is was passed for travelling expenses. Accounts were passed. A list of all patients' accounts outstanding was ordered to ba laid on the table at next meeting. The Board was occupied during the greater part of the afternoon in discussing the recommendations of the committee appointed to draw up amended by laws. —These were adoptad j; with slight amendments, and will come I into force on the 9th November, 1901. j 1 The matter of providing fire hose for!'

I the Old Mod's Home wpi hh to the J chairman to at rang*, and the Board j rose.