S.C. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1956, 15 October 1889, Page 4

S.C. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the S.O. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held on Friday, Present—Messrs D, M. Ross (chairman), J. Jackson, F. Slee, and Dr Lovegrove. Letters were read as follows :

From Mr Habens, stating the charge for children at Burnham was to be reduced by Is a week,—Mr Jackson said they should ask Nelson to make an equal reduction.

On a letter from Mr G. E. Stokes, respecting a boy named Tegg, who bad been hired out to him, and a balance of wages, £3 16s, which was forwarded, it was agreed to place the amount in the Savings Bank for the boy. A letter was received from Letitia Tegg, a young woman with an illegitimate child v>ho was sent to Melbourne to her parenls, stating that her father would not have her in the house, and she asked for advice, as ic was very awkward indeed looking for a situation in a strange place “with the child to look after.”—No advice was offered the girl.

A few new applications for rations were granted. Letters were read from Vesdames Dennistoun, Postlethwaite, Tripp, Dunlop, and Fish, Geraldine district, who had been asked to act as supervisors of children boarded, Mosdames Dunlop and Fish sent lists of persons who were prepared to take children on the board’s ienns, a totai of ten.

In Tiraaru (he chairman and Dr Lovegrove had received many offjrs to take children. It was resolved—“ That the chairman and Mr Jackson be authorised to deal with tho boarding out of children or adoption of children, and enter into such agreements as shall be best suited to the interests of the children and the board.” Instructions were given to sue two fathers for the maintenance of their deserted children.

A woman in poor health, with five children, who had been allowed 80 rations per month, had told the secretary thafshe was not getting enough ; she was weak and ill from insufficiency of food, and if she were not allowed more she would desert her chilren.—lt was decided to allow 100 rations.

Mr Sabistan, caretaker of the barracks, applied for a largo bath. He explained that some of the new comers needed a bath from head to foot.—The chairman was authorised to see about it.—Mr Sabiaton reported that there are now in the barracks three old men, three women with four children, and seventeen other children.

A reply was received from the Dunedin Board acknowledging their liability for the maintenance of a man named Cottrell in the hospital, but stating that 5s a day in their opinion was too much; they had only charged 3s a day for any patients from other districts; In the matter of the board’s claim against J. Daly for treatment of his boy with a broken arm, both Mr Moore and Mr McLaren, who were absent, requested that the question be not settled except at a full meeting. Daly had expressed his willingness to pay rather then to fight tho claim in court, but he desired to interview the bjard.—lt was agreed that the interview should be granted. The chairman presented plan and specification for extending the hospital sewer, the, outfall of which is now often buried with shingle. He had not called for tenders, as Dr Lawson had raised the question of ventilating the sewer.—After discussion, it was decided that the chairman, Dr Lovegrove, and Mr Jackson should see to this matter, obtain an expert opinion and act.

Tenders were received for the lease of the old hospital reserve on North Street and West B It, acres, and that of T. Sullivan, £l3 5a per annum, was accepted.

The board’s bank account was £7l 13s 2d in credit before passing accounts, which were—Charitable aid, £2731859J ; £279 Is lid.