Thames Goldfield Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3316, 7 August 1879, Page 2

Thames Goldfield Hospital.

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of th:s Institution was held at the Salutation Hotel at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Present—Mr L. Ehrenfried (Vice-President) in the chair, Mr Hudson (Hon. Treasurer), the Revs. Father O'Beilly, S. J. Neill, R. Laishley, Messrs T. L. Murray, Aitken, Ab'ier, Davies, Mulligan. Henshaw, Bressey, Frater, Mellhone, Mennie, Price, McGowan.

MINTJTB3. The minutes of the.previous meeting were read and confirmed.

I > HOUSB COMHITTBB's BBPOIT. The report of the House Committed was read. | Mr Mellhone thought the oommittee I had not acted in accordance with the rttlee. The House Committee should hare either dismissed the ccok or reported that the charges against her did not necessitatd her removal* He moved that the report be referred back to the House Com* mittee. Mr Murray seconded pro. forma. Mr Bressey, as one of the House Com* mittee, pointed out that the Committee had not power to discharge the cook any more than they had power to dismiss the house surgeon. Mr Mellhone said, if they adopted the report, the cook would be called on to send in her resignation, and would hare no right to appeal to the general com* mittee. ' . ■'•■',. • v.' ■ ■:; J The vice-President ruled that the House Committee had not power to discharge Hospital servants. » Mr Davioi did, not sen how the Com* could bring up a report like that. He moved that the matter of the cook be referred to a special committee with ; power to act. , Mr Mulligan seconded Mr Davies' amendment. Mr Mellhone withdrew his motion. j Mr Prater moved, as an amendment, I that the matter be referred back to the j House Committee. / The Bey. S. J. Neill seconded. Mr Mennie moved; and Mr Aitken seconded the adoption of the report with the exception of that portion referring to the cook. This amendment was carried unanimously. tbkasubeb's bepobt. The report of the hou. Treasurer wa»

. :— ——i ; ■ read. It showed that the receipts had been £125 15s lid, and'tho expenditure £10112s lid, leaving a balance of £24 3s; the assets were £818 9s sd, and the liabilities £111 6s lid, lcarifg a balance of £707 3s 6d. * * The report was adopted on the motion of Mr Davies. HOtSK BUBGBON's BIPOBT. The report of the House Surgeon was read and adopted. The Secretary stated that the patient named Avery, who had been committed to the Lunatic Asylum, had a sum of £30 held in trust for him by the Foresters' society, and this they were willing to band over to the institution for hia maintenance, on the committee holding them free from all responsibility. I |Mr Brassey moved " That the Secretary furnish an account to those who placed A very in the. hospital for the expenses of his maintenance as agreed on." This was agreed to. THE COOK. The cook, Mrs Power, wrote with reference to the charges against her that she always endeavored to do her duties in a proper manner. She complained thai she had more work to do than the previous cook. The following gentlemen were appointed 4 committee to investigate the matter:—Messrs Davies, Benthaw, McGowan, Mulligan and .Brassey. / APPLICATION FOB INCBBASB OF SALARY. The senior warden jfoplied for an increase of salary. Mr-JlcGowan moved the inorease of the saint to £2 per week. This was lost by one vote. ' , ' i HOVOBABT STAFF* {Dt, tilgoar said that he had been for 10 years a member of the honorary medical staff and be now, proposed to charge whenever consulted by the House Surgeon, fttld. for operations, fle would continue to visit the hospital as heretofore. A' resolution was adopted expressing regret at'Df JCilgour's seccession from the staff. JDr Gilbert's name was placed on the list of the hon. medical staff.

HOtTSJt, CQMKITXBB. , , ~ r The Ket. father O'Reilly, Messrs Da?ies, Price, and Brassey were appointed House Committee for the ensuing '"month. * ' ■! ' ' The meeting then adjoined.