Thames Goldfields Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3677, 7 October 1880, Page 3

Thames Goldfields Hospital.

The monthly meeting of the Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present —His Worship the Mayor (in the Chair), Bey. E. Laishley, with Messrs Kenshaw, Frater, Marshall, McOullougb, Mennie, Mulligan, Hudson, Hume, Mcllhono, Price, Ahier, Osiborno. Apologies were received from Major Murray, Rev. Father O'Reilly, Mr Aicken, and Mr Eadford. HOUSE COMMITTEE'S BEPOET. The report recommended that the services of the gardener for the Hospital be retained, bu-itheiwagea to be reduced to 20s per month, and that 10s per month be given to the gardener of the Old Men's Eefuge. The accounts, amounting to £157 12s lid, and were recommended for payment. ;' A set ■of dental instruments had been purchased for £4. After a great deal of discussion and a number of resolutions and amendments the report was adopted. tbkasteee's beport.

The statement of receipts and expenditure was as foUdws:-—Beceipts : Government £63 4s 7d; subscriptions, &0., £23 19s; benefits, £9 4s"; patients' charges, £6 lls 6d; garden, £1 6d; overdraft, £95 lls 2d,-Total, £95 lls 2d. Expenditure: Salaries, £59 4s; maintenance, £33 7s 2d; medical comforts, £10 2s 6d; drugs, &c, £3 Is 8d; garden 6s 6d; interest Bank of New Zealand, £5 12s 6s; overdraft, £85 16s sd—Total, £199 10s 9d. Assets: Subsidy due, £49 18s. Balance, £203 6s Id. Liabilities: Bank of N«w Zealand overdraft, £95 lls 2d; salaries, £66; general current accounts, £9112s lid.

. Mr McCullough drew attention to the large item for wines and spirits, namely, £22 15ai from 6th August to 15th September, and suggested that some reason should be given for the unusually large consumption. The report was received and the accounts ordered to be paid. The surgeon sent in his usual report, giving the number of patients, &c. t which was received.

It was resolved, upon the motion of Mr Renshaw, to ask the Friendly Societies to give a demonstration in favor of the Hospital funds towards the end of the year. LEAVE OF ABSIKCB. A letter was read from Dr Payne asking for leave of. absence owing to ill health, and also asking that the Senior Hon. Staff-Surgeon, Dr Huxtable, might be allowed to take oharge of the Hospitali Mr McCullough moved that the requests of the surgeon be granted, which was seconded by Mr Ahier and carried. Mr Mcllhono suggested the appointment of a surgeon to take charge daring Dr Payne's absence should be left in the hands of the Committee, but he was over ruled. Mr Ehrenfried drew attention to the circumstances of the late enquiry, and considered that the Committee had been .treated, with scant courtesy by the Government in the matter.

Mr Mcllbone said another inquiry would likely be held, as he understood a petition aiking for one had been sent to the Government. He thought the President was right in calling attention to the matter, and suggested that the Government should be written to upon tho subject. The matter, however, after some conversation dropped. Mr Mulligan thought that with the tenders for supplies, that one for wines and spirits should be included. The Eevs. Lush, Laishley; O'lteilly, and Mr Price were appointed House committee for the ensuing month.