HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 16, 20 January 1903, Page 2

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The Baird met on Monday. Present: Messrs Tisch (chairman), McDonald, Pigott, Andrews, Gny, M&ckay, and Hin''. Mr Mackny stated that he would r on r.he Htiatfo. d Reserves at the in x'. mee'ing.

Mr Masor, Midhirst, waited on the Roa d with a r. qu«-s; that tbey woald , Lucy Kilpin, as she had proved unmanageable. On tbe motion of Mr McDonald the mat ter was submitted totheßoard'ssolioitors for thtir opinion. Subsequently Messts Gofett and Quilliam advised that the Board bad uo power to cancel the a'rangemei't. The Obairtnan read the resolution of the Omt-reuceof combined Oommitteea, already published. The resolution Was adopted. Mr Messenger reported that five chimneys had been affected by the earthquakes, three of whioh had been rebuilt from the roof upwards, and tha remainder pointed. The Chairman stated that all the names of can Jidates for probationership who resided in th? flawera district h-id b en foiward»d to the Hawara Board.

The Board's salioitors, Messrs Gorett and Qu lliam, advised having arranged with Mr Newton King as to letting S-c;ion 79, New Plymouth.—Lsft in the Chairman's hands to carry oat. The secretary of the Hawara Oounty advised that .£6OO had been paasai far payment, the b»lv,oa of over £BOO being held ovur for adjustment. The Secretary was icstructsd to interview Mr Fisher, Native trustee, and request that the land of Leonard, a na'ive patient, be leased and th* revenue paid to the Board, tha patient being willing that this course should be adopted. It was o dered on the motion of Mr. Gray, seconded by Mr MoDonald, that a statement be laid on the Board'e table at each meeting shotting the amounts owing by discharged patientc

Mr MoDooald waa requested to in* quire into and rtpart on tbeoMHol Mr# West, af Tarilci, wheee husband died in the hospital.

Miss Annie Harris' Dams wasplaoad on the probationers' list. At the request of the lata olerk, Mr G. T. Mills, who had aetad in thai capaeity for over 12£ years, a tftcimonal as to his services was author!**! to be given by the chairman. The Chairman repotted that he had, pursuant to the resolution passed ak last meeting, inrured the memb*rs ol the hospital staff in the Government Accident Insurance Office; that mates bad left the Home without leave. He recommended that tbe ru'es, a copy of which ho laid on tli* table, b* printed in large type and placed in tka day room and other conspicuous plaoes, ind that inmites should be prosecuted for any breioh of tlie same. Ha pointed out that there wete five inmates at the Te Henui Refuge, aaoh having a separate rocm with fire place, meaning the cost if fuel for five fire*. The cost of living of these men wasalap considerably higher than would ba she case at the Home, and ha therefore suggested that they should ba removed to the Home and be under the immediate supervision of Mr Farrer, who would enforce the rules, and, if necessary, a prohiki ion order oould be taken out against any who was troublesome* Should this be dons it would ba naoe* sary to enlarge the men's dining-room as there was now only seating room for the 24 inmates at piesent there. Th* cost of enlargement would only ba trifling as the adjoining room, 10 z 18 feat, could ba thrown in by taking down the partition. He submitted a list of tbos) receiving aid and suggested members should inquire into the casts in tbeir respective districts and report to the Board. A ladder was required to enable the roof gutters to be flushed, a new hose was neoemry for flushing the drains, and a new furnaoe waa needed Lr burning refuse from tha hospital. I Tbe report was adopted and tha r*» commend i' ions authorised.

Accounts were passed as follows; Hospital £l9B 17s 3d, Oharitabla Aid £192 18s sd, Hawera Hospital £l2B 4s Id ; total £515 0s 7d. The Board rose at 12.15 a.m.