TUAPEKA GOLDFIELDS HOSPITAL

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 260, 23 January 1873, Page 6

TUAPEKA GOLDFIELDS HOSPITAL

The usual annual meeting of subscriber's to the Tuapeka Goldfields Hospital was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. Harrop, who was voted to the chair, haviug briefly stated the object of the meeting, The Secretary read the financial statement, which was received and adopted. It appears in another column. The annual 'report, -as follows, was received and adopted : — Since the last report of the affairs of the Tuapeka Goldfields Hospital was put- into your hands, there have been several important chauges. Owing to a large reduction in .the amount of subsidy by the Government, your Committee have had to conducr the institution in a more economicel manner- thaii hitherto, and have striven so to do without impairing its- usefulness. The salaries of some of the officers have had to be reduced, and many chronic patients sent either to the Dunedin Hospital or Benevolent Asylum. Owing to the resignation of your late wardsman and ma' ron, a married couple were obtained, and'have given satisfaction in the discharge of iheir duiies. To prevent any extravagance in the vic'uallmg of the "Hospital, the Honorary and Resident Surgeons drew up a dietary scale, which regulates the quality and amount of food issued to each patient. With a view to an increase in the numb i of subscribers, your Committee have thought it advisable to appoint Mr. Hay as a paid' collector, and trust that the appointment will be of seivice to the Hospital funds. Though at one pcriol of the past year ;he funds were in a languishing state that crisis his passed, and you will see by the financial statement that on December 31, 1872, there was £45 Ss. Id. to the credit of the institution. Your Committee now resign their charge into your hands, trustiug that the affairs of your Hospital may continue to prosper under the management of a new Committee. (Signed; Horack Bastings, President, On behalf of the Committee. The Resident Surgeon's report was received and adoptod. It showed that at the commencement of the year 18 patients were in tho institution, 100 had been admitted during the year, making a total oi 118 ; of these 83 were males aud 17 femalns. There were discharged 70 cured ; 13 relieved ; 3 not bonefitted ; 5 sent to lunadc asylum ; 2 sent to Dunedin Hospital ; died, 10. remaining in hospital at date, 1 3. 95 outside patients had been treated. Mr. Uarrop declared the proceedings concluded and callod upon the meeting to elect another chairman. Tho Roy. Mr. Menzies was appointed. At the request of Mr. Meara, a list of tho mestings held aivl tho attendances of each member of the Gonimitlee was read. It appeared that 14 meesing had been held during the year, and 3 had lapsed. A vote of thanks to the retiring Committee was unanimously passed. Mr. MMvhnmio mentioned that great difficulty had been experienced during the past year in getting quorums. This vmm caused with there being too few members resident, in Lawrence. Ho impressed on the niueting the necessity of electing a larger number oi residents of Lawrence. The foil >\ving gentlemen were nominated as members of Committee for tlie ensuing year : — Messr*. liarrop, V. Pyke, H.M., Ferguson, J. Hill, Jeffery, Walker, Armstrong, Hayes, Hills, "Hears, E. Herbert-, Kofocd, Arbuckle, Grieve (Blue Spur), Ooglnll(WaitHhuna), Beighton and Mackay (Teviot), Buchanan. (Waipori), and Dr. Haliey. There being none in excess of the number required, the gentlemen nominated were declared elected. Vincent Pyke, Esq , Tt.M., was elected President ; Mr. "R. Herbert, Treasurer ; j Mr. Win. Hayes, Secretary ; Messrs. Armstrong and Arbuckle, auditors. A vote of thanks to the chair brought the proceedings to a close.