TUAPEKA HOSPITAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 422, 2 January 1875, Page 2

TUAPEKA HOSPITAL.

The twelfth monthly meeting of the Committee of management of tlie^above institution was held on Thursday evening last. Fraer occupied the chair.- fc Amongstlthehmajjgl corresporiclaffce was a letter from Mrs Dewes,* dated 27th November, which covered an enclosure of £14 3s Qd being the amount realised by An eritertaih-^. ment given at Waitahuna on the 2jtfch.c3Sfov- ¥ ember last. £4 16s 6i for 'expenses had been deducted.) . v*-* ' Tho secretary was instructed to l|&nowledge the letter, and thankiMesdamesGook and Dcwcs. for their kind services to' thshospital, i , . ■* •* * m The Resident Surgeon's report was mid on the table. ' ' It showed that at the beginning of the mqnth 12 patients were in tue.institution; 15 had been admitted during the month;' ll had been discharged, tb^us leaving 16 patients'in" the hospital wh n : the report was made up. Nine out-door patients- had been treated during the month. Tbc following r< poet pi .the, Visiting Committee was received aucl adopted': — '• \yc have to report) 'that we .hare visited the hospital several times during, the month. We have had tlio gra*s cut, and disposed of 'the same .to Dr. Stewart for the sum of £3 10s. .-With reference" to the draining 'of the hospital we have caused the distance to be measured and find it to be six chains and forty feet."." Before .we can proceed with>laythc pipes, p^rmijseion will have t» be obtained from Mr. .<ißossbottoin to lay the " pipes through; his property. As the- expense 1 may exceed our ilmit, viz.,' £20, we have therefore considered it wise to delay the matter for a ,fe;w' days for further instructions.. » We.wouU urge that the drainage be gone on with as 'dbori as "possible, and when completed it Will be a great benefit 'to tlieihdspital. We would recommend that a copy qf the successful tenders be copied iv the Hospital keepers book, which will be a guide to him when comparing the monthly accounts, and will always be .at band when required by the Visiting Committee. The forms authorised to be printed are now being executed. Ml\ Bryant has been ins'ructed to proceed with the painting of the hospital. We would remind the J&eueral Committee -that Jhe east end of the building ins sunk fully 1 one toot' ; something will' have to be done 'to patch or prop it up. We would suggest that only a small sum be, "spent as we T poi)sider the 6Jd building scarcely worth patching. Several other matters of no -great' importance have been attended ■to 'by your Committee." — (Signed) , Jonas Habeof and Gjeokge - , The Treasurer;' Mr. J: Harrb'p, handed in his monthly report, which showed a total of £58 19s as having been received. The tenders were then opened and decided u P°Jk "As we g ave the names of the success

ful tenderers in our last issue we need not now repeat them. *• On the motion of Mr. Abel, seconded by Mr.. Brya'iit; ( the flowing* .resolution was carried*^' " That the. sampled of successful ten^ ders be forwarded to the hospital, and kept there* for comparison with the goods as received. The decision of the drug tenders was deferred untU they were compare&,by the medical men^" A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting."