Thames Goldfield Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3212, 5 June 1879, Page 2

Thames Goldfield Hospital.

The ustial monthly meeting of the Cjom-r inittee of this institution was held «s.jtfce Salutation Hofil at '4 o'olook yesterday IPreßent-^M#{W. $MiSoulldn|li (Presidenty^r^^g^(Yi^^M{ dent), Hudson |Hi^^ea^ujrer) the < EeTs.;|^^|ill[^.uJi|ishs and Father O'Eeilly, Messrs Aitken Renßhaw, Frater, Brassey, Murray, Mbj PriceVaM'TOßonr *J-\ j

7 ■"..! 'f ri f'-T MINUTES.;' f\ ft- -T ;;;," -» nr 1 " The minutes of the preribtii meeting were read and confirmed. „ i j The'report the House' Committee was read, vjltf stated* they bad enquired into, the; patient Williams' case. They recommended the committee to purohase j thr«e ' water-bedi, i whioh weramubh Required. -;; t-(\ (iiw hfu'i. t ;r;f!oi>r'.!Vfit!a ■ .1. j-.f-oThe!ireport was received-and-onVth'e; tmotion of Mi* BrtMeyadbp^ea. i:'r !);!^' i 'Jo !;<^^;-^:'TBKfBTTREB'B Ii!BBPo'UT. ? '"fIC !''*' Jip ? ji >The !irep6rt of 3the HMi Tre^uxer;., jifas read. It stated that the receipts were T^9Q77B 7d (moluding.a'baianc^;fc^ir | las^ month of £635 os'4d), and the expenditure! :£134115, learingabalanceof £772T.657d. The assets wore: Cash balance, £141 8s lid, bank balance, £628 7a 3d; total £772 16s 7d ; and the liabilities:' Salaries, £56 2b, and general accounts, £86 17s 3d, leaving a balance of £629,17s 4d. The Hon. Treasurer suggested the placing of a portion of the Committee's credit as a fixed, depesit | whifh would benefit the Hospital, inasmuobJ'as they would get interest irom it.' . ' ' , The report was adopted on ther motion of Mr Wilson.' •■ . . '■' ,/

'HOUSE BtJß^bN's"'BßPbßT."'''"\,y^ j The report of the Home Surgeon was read.,,,. It atated that Smith, the Senior applied for.^morew^qfljaj,! which the Surgeon recommVnd,^ to itbe farorable consideration of the.Conunittee.' The report wat receired on the motion of JMr/Ehrenfried.TJi-fJii'B' vm,J&I I

v- Mr Ifeashaw moved,; and >Mr Wilson' that „ the_, wardmau'sL application for an increasa of salary be referred .tb i . ! th ! e.^^Be,C6^mit)!fiee^ l!,%;;-;^, !:/''■ I/] \ l^sg i^r pay. The wardsmen's duties were much lighter,,now: j than some time ago. 'He moved that the inorease be not granted. > > The Rev. V. Lush seconded. On being put to the meeting the amend' mont was carried.

*\ FIXED DEPOSIT. Mr Frater moved, and Mr Brassey seconded, that a portion of tho Committee's credit be placed as a fixed deposit in tho Bank, the amount and the length of time to be left to tho President and Treasurer. Mr McGowan gpoko against the motion. Mr Brassey seconded the motion, which was then put and carried. APOLOGIES. •Apologies for absence were receired" from Messrs Mennie and Mcllhone. TENDEES. .yiTheJPresident, saidthe unext r buiiness >was the opening of tenders for six months' I supplies, but before opening them he Bugjgested that the Committee should come jto an understanding not to accept any j informal tenders, as ifc had led to unpleasantness on former occasions.

On the^otiOtt>of Mr Ehirenfried it was resolved that" no * informal tenders be ac/^pted.[ A r)! ■ i j /, > j "'. 'T- \') A qc^ Mr Mulligan said in some instances it was not advisable to'accept the lowest tender, as Complaints had peon made of the badness of the goods supplied.

!nSome discussion Etrook^lace- as, to the duties of 'the House Cdminitte^ev and, thfe ;'way■' goods were ;frequently supplied/ ibut Without any motion being made upon ithe matter^ 11' ;'^--: ;k-.!•;:'■? --j-a'jv.lui?. -Al-A c Theippen|Dg^ pf ithe; jte^^irsjwijs^hen proceeded with. , The,,fpliowing were the successful tenderers :--Hewin ,and Bro., groceries {. fEollersofr and Son, bread; D|laiel, meat (being the only tender ceived); '/^William*, milk ;' O'Brien, washing; and Twentyman, funerals. {■'< v BLECTION OF OFFIOKEB. '-1 Sfu ; '-}.)

The President said before proceeding with the election he would suggest' that the Commit tee settle upon a mbdebfielecjtibn. ''There .were several' candidates' fdwr 'the '^osiUott', of '. Hoiise',:,Surge^hrrmoirft than on' any previous occasionvf and rirS bably a different course from'Vha't'foU lowed, in the paitr-namely, bj( ; >hpW °^ hands—ihould be adopted. i-14^ 'i' Mr Brassey moved that the voting be by ballot. Seconded by the Eev. S. J. NeiUif:;, I'} ]11 :■• < r : j, ■ ;;-j; \Uyff -.y^ Mr Mulligan saw. no reason to depart from the course pursued at former elections, ; |He objected*otherl)allpt: ix^^ch cases as the present^ and thought that the Committee should,lfote, for,the,bestgaali* fied man after the Application^ were con-

sidered.

Some other members-of- the Committee also spoke upon the subject. | The motion wa|}pu¥|nd carried. Some discussion then ensued as to; whether the committeemen should'have one or two votes. It was finally decided that each committeeman should only one vote. Applications for the office, of House Surgeon were then opened from Drs Andrews, Payne, Kilgour, Gilbert, andTrimnel (Kiwa Xawa). The ballotthen took place with the following result: —Dr Payne 12, Dr Kilgour 4, and Dri iAWdrews,3.^..■;■;;-■ >.':-.-n ... „Jf J}} I ''VA ":.-. SELECTION YOF tfHBPENSBB^ \WA ol | {<i "Applications forthe office 'of nl)ispensier | ' were! received "from-Messrs 'Aitken arid i Colwell (Wellington). Mr -AitkeV'twakj 'liianitriotfily;,-isltectißd. :o "^\sj is^tr.d A\

Mr, Honiss,.trasTrre»eleeted-Secretary, 'there 1 biing usd pother, f appian* foi^'tie office. Sl(*°° 0O" h"m»-

a'Vli^MMVil^we^Epnsh^^ Comer were appointedlHouse Committee fo^thejensutng month., .^m...,«.

Mr rt;B^s*ey;.^OTed^^^That^atl next meeting 'the' rGb'mmil?tee' the l&geir^refcs^s^^3;^--