MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1274, 10 January 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Mastertpn Hospital Oomriiitteo iyas held yesterday afternoon. Preßent-Meears Boddington (chairman), Smith', Perry,lorns.lßennett, and Payton. . ~•■*' The minuua of the previous •meeting were rend and oonflrnjea. •;• "j ...MrPayton, as treasurer, made* the" fol-'' lo'ivins;report:-ej'< \ ; \<-\ i. ■■ '•' > \ "I beg to Report a credit balance of L 3 14s 9d, and that' accounts; presented, for*, payment and salaries' due'' amount to nearly Lso' M'r'Boddingtoi'i and myself, in accordance with instructions 'given at jhejaaf meeting, issued an urgent circular to residents'both' in towir and country,' pointingjoat the finauoinl position, of'the hospital,; and its claims for support- The response; to this circular! from' sottlers in Maatovton haa been more favorable than from the; country : districts,:: but I;.truatstatjoij proprietors and-landowne'ra gerierally, now that the holiday season is over, will reply to the'circulars that have been fonvanleil t'i them, and that lahall, next iniinth, ilw : ; funbled to submit a more' aaiisi'iietory lioaiicialstatement thanXam at present able to make. Ih the interim I must ask. the permission of the .Committee to.', arrange if practicable for an .overdraft of fifty pounds," .. i.j ,': fit was Resolved that the treasurer be ■• authonaed.taincup: an overdraft' of fifty pounds,

A letter.'was road ; from Dr/'-Hoskingi' with reference to an application made at the previous meeting by the Masterton Rechabito Tent, and which was submitted to him for ah.expression of his opinion, The doctor plated, that Dra Beardi';Bey, and ■ Spratf: had all 7 ' been appointed Honorary Consulting Surgeons .to, the Hospital, and that any patient could" claim tlie privilege of having any of them, in consultation with himself; ■''' ; ■' The following resolution,; moved at the previous meeting was again proposed and adopted:-" That the Tent be informed tbatDr-B.eard is a Consulting Surgeon.tOf the Hospital, and subject to the general supervision of the surgeon m charge may be consulted by any patient." The following accounts were passed'for payment:— ; (' •. ■ .- ■ : . '•.

: ; Two tenders .were received for supplies to theHospitalfor the ensuing year, and 1 that of -M. Oaselberg and Co.; was accepted. •'; • ■■-.! ■ l .-;.. i 'J

; Mr. ■" Bennett having been appointed visiting member, for the ensuing.; month, the meeting, adjourned.

£ 3D ; M. ,OMt)lb«rg & Oo.. .. 9 0 9 i.' .J. Paytou & Co. . .. 017 6 Afackay ... ..119 - 0: J.Freeth ... . ... 6 10 C ; T.r|:Masofi... -r., i... 318 0 Salaries .„' '■'„ ,.23 "6' 8