Tharmes Gold field Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3135, 6 March 1879, Page 2

Tharmes Gold field Hospital.

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of this institution was held at the Salutation Hotel at 4 o'clock yesterday ateruoon. Present: The President, John Fraler, Esq. (in the chair), the Revs. R. S. I3unn, S. J. Neill and Father O'Reilly, Messrs Renshaw, Hudson, McGowan, Daviea and Mulligan. minutes. The minutes were read and confirmed. APOLOGIES. Apologies for abrence were receivr \ from Messrs McCullough, Ahier, and Comer. HOXTST COMMITTEE EEPOET.

The report of tbo House Committee was read as follows:—" Your Hajfto Comm'ttee for the past month be^to report 1 aviDg examined the accounts how presented for payment, salaries £56 9s lid and Tiadesman's accounts £50 19s 2d, and recommend that they be paid. la compliance with the request of this Committee we have engaged a cook in the place of the one who left. She Lns been taken on trial for one month, which time has not yet expired. Arrangement!} hare been made for laying down drain pipes to carry off surface water, the cost will be about £7. We beg to recommend that a water service be laid on from Baillie street mains instead of the one now in use, which seems to be of very little service. We recommend 1£ inch pipe from the main with branches to both Hospitals of inch pipes, and r.n Indiarubber hose 60 foot. From inquiries made, we believe the whole cost will not exceed £10. Having found the sheets belonging to the beds in a very dilapidated state, we have ordered a new supply to be obtained.— W. Davibs, Chairman.

The report was adopted, the matter of laying the water on from Baillie street being referred to House Committee. TREASUFEB's BEPO2T. The Treasurer's report was as follows:— " Receipts and expenditure, month ending 28th February, 1879—Dr. Receipts—To balance, 31st January, £358 16s; sub* scriptions and donations, £12 16j ; subsidy Thames Borough Council, £27 17s 8d; patients' charges, £6 9s 6d; total, £405 19s 2d. (Jr. Expenditure—By 7 salaries, £64 15s; maintenance, £21 15s 6d; medical comforts, £1 14s; building aid repairs, £2 6s 9d; miscellaaeous expenses, 12s 6d; commission 14s 9d; ■ refuge,insurance, 17s 6d; balance £313 3s 2d; total, £405 19s 2d. .Assets—Cash balance, £1 lls lid ; bank balance, £311 11s 3d; subsidy due from Government to 31st December, 1878, £502 2s 4d; total, £815 5s 6d. Liabilities—Salaries, £56 9s lid ; general current account, £5019s 2d; balance, £70716s sd; total, £815 5s 6di" In answer to a question the President said no answer had yet been received from Government to the application for the £500 due in December,'7B. i HOUSE SUBGEON's BEPOBT.

The report of the House Surgeon was read aa follows :—" Gentlemen,—There is fortunately nothing to require your special attention to the state of the sick in the Hospital during the pact month. The average of out patients is slightly larger. The new cco'i, Mrs Power, has entered on her duties, but from what I am lead to understand she does not give that satisfaction that is requisite. The monthly state of sick is pb follows:— Statistical Nosology: Zymotic diseasesadmitted 6, discharged 2, remaining 4; constitutional —admitted 1, remaining 1; ■ local—remained 7, admitted 4, discharged 7, remaining 4; developmental—remained 2, remaining 2; violent—admitted 3, remaining 3. Totals—remained 9, admitted 14, discharged 9, remained 14; out pa* tients, 81.— F. O'FiAHrBTY, L.8.0.5.L" The report was adopted. PROPOSED INCBBASB OP SALABYMr Davies moved the motion of which he had given previous notice—" That the secretary be voted a sum of money in consequence of the extra work he has had to perform of late." He spoke in support of the motion, but would not name any sum until he heard the opinion of the' meeting. - , ; . : Messrs Mulligan and McGowan spoke against the motion, and after further discussion, Mr Davies moved, and Bey. 8. J. Neill seconded, that the secretary be voted £5. On the motion being put, four voted for it and as many against. The President's casting vote was given against the motion, which was declared lost. HOSPITAL SUNDAY. It was resolved- to set apart Sunday, the 16th inst., for Hospital Sunday. Letters had been sent as usual to the various congregations, but no replies had a* yet been received. TENDEB OF FIBEWOOD. Mr J. Syms' tender for the supply of 60 tons of firewood was accepted. INSUBANCBj*** The insurance policy ori the Hospital having expired it was resolved to reinsure in the office giving the best terms. fe OLD MAN'S BIFUCJE.

The President said ther,e was one matter he wished to bring before the committee. They Would remember the deputation waiting on Mr Sheehan, and his promise—£3so or £4Co—for an Old Men's Refuge. This money had been placed in MrPuckey'a hands, and as soon as a voucher was given him that the work was done the money would be handed over to the committee. This money, however, could not be expended on land; it must be spent for buildings. They had now a piece of land purchased with a vote of £280 from the Borough Council, on which they had applied to Government for a subsidy of £1 for £1. The Key. S. J. Neill asked if these sums would be sufficient to'establish the Refuge. ■. ' ..... The President thought it would bo belter to wait till the Charitable Aid Committee Of the Council was on the Committee, fie might inform them that the money in Mr Puckey's hands would have to be expended before the end of June, otherwise tbe vote lapsed. Mr Davies thought they had gone out of their depth in taking over the Refuge. Mr Benshaw pointed put to Mr Davies that the Council had asked them to do so. The Government would contribute one-half the cost, and the CouncU the rest so that the committee had no financial responsibility. After some further discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Mr J. Hudson, that the standing sub-committee wait on the Charitable Aid Committee wiih a view of devising means to expend the vote. Tb;s concluded the business. -