Hospital 'Trustees

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 June 1899, Page 2

Hospital 'Trustees

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held yesi er Jay :—: — Present : Messrs Sinclair, Atwiil, Petit, Nicol, and Dr. Barclay. Correspondence between the chairman and "Dr. Barclay, re tin? Hospital enquiry w-is laid on the table and " received." Dr. Barclay wrote on May 6 to the chairman, stating that the matron expressed her willingness for a 1 amicable settlement. Had as.kelthe nursed, and they also agreed that the question might I>3 discussed to thatend. To this the chairman replied that as the proposed enquiry was urg?d on the Board by the nurses, any action to stay it should emanate from the parties who asked for the enquiry ; until he < had a written desire from the nurses, he would not call a special meeting. To this Dr. Barclay had replied that he knew nothing of what either tae matron or nurses would bo prepared to admit. It would seem fiom the chltirman's note, that th^ nurses had initiated the. movement, an entire error: The question cropped up in conversation with the matron, and neither the nurses nor any one connected with t.h^m had u expressed indirectly or directly any desire for a settlement as suggested. The proposition was fdmply that "a lawyer on both sides should dis- ; cuss the matter, and see how' far one would meet the qther. ' It watt resolved to erect a,bat£ tery at-the hospital.; - , / - u , ' The- visitors ' reported every- *

thing satisfactory. The matron's and surgeon's reports were read and received. 'Hie report of the building, etc. was adopted. Tenders were opened as follows for building a bath-room. D. Watts, '£78 l\h (accepted) ; Batei man Bros. £101 10s. Painting, distempering, graining and varnishing work at Hoy pital : Vj. Bishop, e49e 49 (accepted ): H. R. Ferguson, £50 fis ; T. Kennedy, Oamarn, £Gi) 1% 9d ; J. h. Ilai-wood, £94. The surgeon's report, shower} that twelve males and fifteen females had been treated, and that nine males and eight female** dk-ch-u-ged during the month. . Accounts : £10 IBs Gd were passed.