TARANAKI HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8063, 20 March 1906, Page 2

TARANAKI HOSPITAL BOARD.

«. _ Tho monthly nicctiug of Uic Hoard, held on Mouduy, was attended by Messrs G. Tiseh (clmiruiau), .1. Bur. (,'ess, C. Andrews, J. Brown, C. 0 Sullivan and D. H. Mi' Donald. j'lioiiA'fioxmis. On the l't'eoniracndation of l)r, Walker, senior medical officer, it was decided to approve tie Government proposal to admit a young Maori lady probationer for training. Misses M. E. Tuke and C. B, Honey(ield (New Plymouth,), Kennedy (Ingl'ewoad), aud Sugdcu (Norswood, H. 8.) applied aud wore added to tlic list of probationers for appointment. A communication was read from (lie Inspector-General of Hospitals, in connection vith a proposal for Hospital Boards to accept additional probationers foHraimng, Ike Government to allow £25 for eack additional probationer and tke number to be mutually agreed upon.

p It was decided to inform the Minist ter that at present there is a vacancy i. lor one probationer, and lite Board . would be pleased lo fall in with the , proposal on the conditions mentioned, c subject lo the Board having the right s to make the appointment from their r own list of applicants, ' STIIATI'OBU DEPUTATION. 1 Mr Moukhouse, Chairman of the p Stratford Hospital Board, waited on j the meeting and nskod that a reduction bo made in maintenance fees charged * child patients from the Stratford district. He mentioned that the Wanganui Board charged only X'l per week, Hawera £1 8s and New Plymouth ,t'2 The Chairman expressed himself in r favor of a reduction to 28s per week. ' The charge, however, bad been made ' on I lie average cost per head for the previous year. On being put to the vote, the motion »'as lost. Ayes -Messrs Tisch and McDonald, Noes—Messrs Burgess, Anderson, Brown, and O'Sullivan. A letter was read from Mr W. L. Fitzherberl, solicitoi for Mr C. T. Mills, requesting a settlement of a claim i)f £'2o for expert services in connection with the adjustment of accouuts between tlie Taranaki and Stratford Boards, failing which action would be taken for the recovery of the amount". The Board decided to accept the summons and defend (he action. In accordance with i)otice of motion given, the Chairman moved that the rate for ]<Jo(i-07 be ti.xed at i)d in the X'lOo, a penny reduction on last year. '