TARANAKI HOSPITAL BOARD.
MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs I'. C. J, BellringeT (chairman), Mrß E. Dockrill, Messrs G. W. Browne, D. McAllum, M. J. Macßeynolds, J. R. Hill, J. Brown, G. V. Tate, D. H. McDonald and E. Maxwell. BUILDING COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The building committee reported that satisfactory progress was being made with the new hospital. One or two alterations as recommended by the medical staff were sanctioned. The report was adopted. MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
The acting medical superintendent (Mr D. S. Wylie) reported 57 admissions to the hospital during last month, 60 patients being discharged, five had died and 50 remained, the highest number for any one day being 60. There had been 23 operations. RESIGNATIONS. Resignations were sent in from Sisters All lex and James, the former expressing her thanks to the Board for the training received. The resignations were accepted. OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. ■The superintendent of the Old People's Home reported that everything had been satisfactory during the past month. There had been three admissions, one departure, and two deaths. The present number of inmates was: Males 25, females 10. PROBATIONER. The name of Eunice Waterson, of Waitara, -yras placed on the .list of probationers.
TENANCY OF OFFICE. The Harbor Board notified that in future the renj; for the Hospital Board's office should bj paid direct to the Harbor Board.—The Board agreed to that course. THE OPUNAKE DISTRICT NURSE. The chairman brought up the question discusßcd at the previous meeting, of the Opunake nurse combining the position of district nurse and Native nurse. Mr Macßeynolds said that the nurse had been told she could have the position at .t'ioO a year, adding that Bhe got about 10s a week for extra services. The Department had communicated direct with the nurse instead of _ through the Board, and he did not think that was the right course. They had offered her the Native work for £25 a year extra. Mrs Dockrill stated that she had understood that the district nurse considered that there should be a separate nurse for the Natives. The chairman said it was clear the nurse was not inclined to take up the combined duties. He explained that there was always a certain amount of correspondence between the Department and the district nurses. The matter then dropped. | SPECIAL SERVICES.
The secretary reported tlje course of action adopted by other Boards relative to special services such as massage. Some discussion ensued and eventually the Board dealt with a case which had evoked the inquiry, DEARER FOOD. Letters .from Mr Joll iasking for a penny per lb. rise in his contract price for meat, and from Mr Wooller for an extra farthing per lb. on bread were read.—lt was decided to refer the matter to the House Committee with power to act. EXPENSES The chai, ■•"ii notified members of the Board t' t the Government would allow only rctual out of pocket expenses incurred in attending the meetings, and that ,no charge could be made by . a member for the use of his own horse and trap. Mr Macßeynolds said he had to travel two miles to catch the motor-bus from Opunake to New Plymouth. If in wet weather he could not be paid for his own trap, then he would not come in to. the meeting. The chairman reminded him that a member missing three meetings forfeited! his seat
Mr McAllum asked - if each member would have to produce receipts showing how the expenses were incurred. The secretary replied that the auditor would have to be supplied with satisfactory evidence as to the nature of the expenses. Mr Brown said there was nothing to present a member hiring a trap or' motor-car to fetch him to the meeting and take him back, a course that would cost several pounds more than was paid at present. Mr Maxwell considered that if the Audit Department made such miserable regulations it was hardly likely that the members would study economy, and the result might probably be that some members would charge for two days' expenses instead of one, or have a motor-car to fetch them to the meeting and take them back. The subject then dropped.
GENERAL. Several charitable aid cases were dealt with. Accounts amounting to £1269 16s 5d were passed for payment.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 191, 21 January 1915, Page 4
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