HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1921, Page 7

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.

THE TARANAKI PRACTICE OF, ECONOMY’. deeded to levy a rate of 2s 9d fa the £1 fa fart ye^ i 68 ’ thiB be “ g the Same 3S J? 6 , cßaUauan (Mr. M. Fraser) said “ ” eW 016 “fc* of slrikiug a. Wtle heaver rate 90 fhe *^ rd would have at least some margin to Wk on but m view of the prSiknt .financial depression they had, decided to no increase and endeavor, by exerSh^ci.* 11 I> 2£ bto , eooaom y. to manage With, the existing levy. The estimates schedule set down exP®“ d 'ture m the coming year at £27,The following items were Included, the actual cost during the year being given in parentheses: HospitalProvisions £3856 (£3944 5« Id) ■ surgery £2OOO ( £2151); fuel, lierit and ■water £l2OO ( £WSS 1 M ) ; Salaries / £t)666 I©b) . Home—Provisions £BOO ( £868); salaries £6BO ( £522 6s M). Charitable fund, £OOO (£lO2O 14s 8fl). District nursing, £5OO ( £407 3s 7fi). Farm—£lMO ( £IS37 Ms 4d); administration £l®) (£1456); capita* expenditure £3343 0s ( £W2) fc). In the estimate of hospital fees were calculated to bring in £6OOO the actual amount received in the last twelve months being £ 7362 4s lOd. The local bodies levy was set down at £10,168 5s 3d, the 1919-20 amount having been £9,936 ISs 9d. Government 1? 4d' V WaS e3titaated to bring m £64?z The chairman said the had been carefully considered << whoever the members of the were in the coming period thga would have to be prepared for a stringent time. He pointed out that tbb greatest economy was being exerted and the board had got to the aaiiAe W1 as the Palmerston North hospital* ‘Which had been held up as an of economy to all boards. Havmg. got this far he did not think there “was anything to complain of as regards the expenditure.