MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 830, 27 July 1881, Page 2

MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

The annual meeting -of subscribers to the Masterton Hospital was held at the Institute yesterday. Mr Benal'lin- the chair. The following report was read and adopted. ..; . report. , assets and liabilities that the. institution has made) considerably, progress .during • the. past 'inanciaLyjar.; On the3oth of 'Jutie'lßßolhe asseti werelet do'wn'at £1437 4s Id,. and ( the ,liabilities at £144 lis 3d. Thiry&r'' thb 1 have in- ' creased to £1607_4a ,63, .while,, the liabili. n ties 'are oiil) set "down at.M 2a 1 ing a brsdit' diflerericVof £260 8s 10dr~ In ,to ,this amount-, there,-. are'.',' some outstanding "may be considered good amountjng' ito ajbpiit „tsn or twelve' pounds.' ""The' - number of patients- admitted' during<(Be ''.year has -been 36, out of.these three hM died; and the rest have either been cured or reTieved. Within the last few months aporch has added to. ward, ■ making it much more, comfortable and free from draught..The recentimprovements made, to the.. Hospital.grounds are very noticeable, the paths having, been laid off with taste, and the b'brders planted .'with shrub's.:. -The Committee deairato racord .their, thauka ;to-Mr Buipitt, the custodian, for the great, interest which he has shown in this very important part of the work.'The Committee would call the attention-of subscribers to the fact that as the County and Borough 'subsidies are' now, and have bten : for 1 some time .withdrawn,'. the institution will be more dependant than hitherto on voluntary subscriptions; and trust that' ■ ; settlers throughout the: district will do all in their power to make up by in. creased. 'contributions' ' any d'epciehcy cause d• by the withdrawal of 'subsidies. The Committee have i been .well satisfied with the manner in which ; the; various officers employed,by them have discharged their duties' during the past year. Dr HOaking, their medical -officer, has been : . regular in his attondance at' thVHospital, anji most attentive, to the wants ' and re*' .quirements of all patients. Mr C. J. Freeth, the Secretary, has discharged his dujies • efficiently, - and Mr and Mrs Bul«;" pit, the Custodian ; and Matron, have kept the Hospital in admirable 1 order,,and have, been linremitting in their care of all 1 in- ' mates committed t<j their oharirer l ■■

The balance sheet, which waa r'ead, gave , ; the following receipts for the past year:— Subscriptions, £164135; subsidies; £343 23s 3d; patients fees, £73 (is lid. Total £68113s 2d. The expenditure showed that the ordinary maintenance-of the institution had cost £38817s 7d, and that £53 8s 4d had been spent on surgical ,' instruments .and appliance, and' £124175,. '• .. 9d on improvemerits to thetujlditigaahii grojindsi making a total of £567 3s Bd.'' ' 1 ... BALANCE SHEET. i?eceip is. I i". £ . s. d. To balance July Ist, 1880 ... 84 4 1 To subscriptions as .per sclie- : . • dule ... 1.6413. 0 ' ' To Government subsidies ... 260 17 9" - County Subsidies— To Wairarapa AVest... ... 40 12 0 To Wairarapa East 20 11 3 ' Borough Subsidies— ' ToMasterton...,. ... > ... 2112 k 1 To Receipts from patients... '73' Ml Total '..." ... £065 17 '3 Expenditure. . . £ s. d. By salaries 172 5 8 By rations ... ... 120 7 4 By Repairs and furniture ... 45 4 6 By medicine... ~ • ~, -87 12 7 By architect ••• 11 17 6 By improvements to grounds and building 67 15 9 By surgical instruments ... 53 8 4 By burials ... ... '. ... 10 3 0 By printing aiid advertising 13 12 6 By ihcideutal expenses .... 2716 7 By balance in Bank of New Zealand... ... ... 105 13 6 Total ... ... ... £665 17 3 : Examined and found correct this 25th day of July, 1881. ■ ' j E. WILSONE. ) . r . R.browb, ! Audltors ' J. I'AVTOU, ' Treasurer. Amis. £ 8 D. Balance in Bank N.Z, ... 105 13 6 Hospital Buildings ~. ... 928 0 0 Fever Ward (with new porch) 85 0 0 Furniture and fittings ... 175 0 0 Land'and improvements ... 230 00 ' Surgical Instruments •... 63 8 4 Government subsidy (now due) ... 30 2 9 £IBO7 4 5 'Liabilitle.l, £ S D. Salaries ... 3517 10 Rations j g 2 Medicine ... 9 5 9., Grass seed Ml 0 Balance improvements to grounds ... ... ... 15 1 0 Balance 1538 0 8

£1607 4 5 A copy of revised rules recommended by the committee was laid before the meeting and .adopted.. The alterations effected by them were the amalgamation of the general Committee with the House Committee and the Chairman of the amalgamaed Committee being elected by its : membeTs.

On |the motion of Mr Payton Messrs Bennett, Vile,. Perry,, Smith, lams, Renall, Boddington, Moore, and the mover, were elected a Committee for the ensuih? year. "

Mr jDalrymplQ expressed at\ opinion that it would be better to elect the comraittee for a term of three years, bne ft. third of them to' retire annually. He • thought that under such a mode of election new blood would be introduced into tlie management, whereas under the present system the; old committee were elected en masse. '

Mr Pay ton pointed'out that Mr Dal- \ rymple's proposal would restrict rather than extend the privilege of subscribers. Under'the presetit ! system they could eleot 2? membersiin'' three years, 'under Mr DAlrymple'i proposal they would only elect 9;in that period, The foot that no new names were proposed, simply indicated -that subscribers were satisfied with the present manangement,! ; j The \ Chairman.] thought Mr Payton's argument carried the greater weight. The subscribers could turn oit the whole of the nine member 1 if they disapproved of them next year, biit under Mr Dairy mole's proposal they pould not get rid of three out of the nine for the next threi years. Mr Dayton was re-elected Treasurer and \ Messrs* Dalrymple and 1 ' Sellar were eleoted auditors,. It was decided that a sum of ( three' guineas should - be'paii to 1 the auditors for , their services. , , ;This!conoluded : the business. ! '' '