AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7739, 15 February 1905, Page 2

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BOARD.

X „ l " THE COLLECTION OF OUT- ,. STANDING DEBTS. ,1 (Per Press Association.) ;i AUCKLAND, Feb. 14. i. The Hospital Committee reported i, to-day at a meeting of tho Charitd able Aid Board that fees' amounting to £2072 had been inquired into, ». ond £220 having been paid, £lßsl ;, was written 08. i- The secretary said the cases dealt i, with extended over a good long i, period. 'IHe chairman said-«a«h cam .was reported on separately Mora j. amounts were written off. Some of !- he cases were as far back as 1606, c- nd some of the patients wore scnti, terod about tho world—one, he know, was in Sweden. Mr J. Bollard, , e M.U.H.J said be thought it waa i- cruel lo issue notices to lata pa* c, tients without first Inquiring into u- their circumstances. Mr Bruce said that as a mutter of fact several ani, plications were made before the e, threut to summons was sent. The n- chairman said cases were reported on ' |before action was taken. Mr M. Casey moved that tho committee be J. (usked lo report us to the desirability of making the official who so ' reported an ollicial of the board, so ~. as to have his full time, 'litis wa* HI agreed to.