S.C. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2198, 9 May 1891, Page 3

S.C. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Present : Messrs J. Jackson (chairman), Barker, Quinn, and McLaren. Apologies were receive! from Mesas Moore, Rots, and Sinclair. The chairman reported that (be alteration!) to the barracks had not been put in hand ; and he ihooghl it would be well to employ an architect and have some Definite plan before (hem. The finances were in ibis position that after paying accounts that day they would be overdrawn neatly £6. The levies on the local bodies was due on the Ist June. In charitable aid matters the prospects were rather gloomy. There were many out of work, and the board were suffering from one dr two incorrigible husbands, whose families would be a burden to the board. Another old mau had been admitted to the barracks, 37 years of age and totally blind. He had tried all means in bis power to prevent the man becoming an inmate, but found it impossible. Mr McLaren moved and Mr Barker seconded—“ That all local contributing bodies be informed that all contributions will be sued for after the grace allowed by law.’’ —The motion wae carried, Mr Quinn I diisenting.

Dr Thomas, who was nominated by the Mackenzie Council, was appointed to the vacant Beat on the board. —Mr McLaren spoke against a member of the board being also a member of the Hospital staff, as Dr Thomas is at present. Among the correspondence were letters from the Mount Peel Hoad Board respecting orders for admission to the hospital, the result being a notice to the roid board that in future any member of a road or town board mty sign an order for admission to the hospital, aoch Older to be countersigned by tbe chairman or secretary to the Hospital Board. Correspondence was read respecting some ctariub a aid oases. Three old and infirm men had been proposed as inmates of tbe barracks, and inquiries had been made whether they could be boarded ti tbe Old Men's Home at Ashburton or at Christchurch. The replies were that the former was too full already, and there were local applicants who could not be accommodated ; and that only North Canterbury people were admitted into the Jubilee home, even if psid for. It was suggested that tbe best thing to do was to assist a Waimate family Home, where they are understood to have friends pretty wed off. The chairman was authorised to act with Mr Moors as a committee to decide upon alterations at the barracks, with authority to employ an architect. Accounts were passed for payment—for hospital £lOl 81 4i, charitable aid £145 16s SJ, and the board rose.