MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2672, 12 August 1887, Page 2

MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of.the • ■ Masterlon Hospital Trustees 1 was held; ■- at the lustituto yesterday (Thursday). Present—Messrs Boddiugtoji. •'-■■•' man), B. P. Perry, J. lorns,- It, Daggj ■ , J. B. Keith, W. H. Bee.tbatu, and •■■■'. : Key. W. E. Paige. , Tbe minutes of the last : meeting aA were read and confirmed, and Treasurer reported a credit ■ Waned of -A letter was read from the North Wairarapa County Council,- Intimat- ■ ing that as no provision had been made . • in tho estimate for the current year they could not grant the sum; of £SO-. applied for liy the Trustees. ■■-.-• ~'.-• ••■■ Pveferring to Cr Hawkins'..remarks at the County Council meeting on this ''• ' question as appeared in "the Dail?, that tho Trustees neglected ..to mam.' their application to the District Boatur ■ at the proper time, and wcrc;.aloue■ to ■- blame in tbe matter,.. tho Cmu'nnau ' said that a' statement was .forwarded on March 30, showing a deficiency of £100.; The Board met on March 29, of which meeting the Tnisfc. knew nothing, consequently there;..-was no '•"■•■ demand before them. Tho-;Truileeß therefore decided to apply to;tke Local , ' .Bodies for assistance. The' Borough.':' l w' Council had granted £ls, .and tbe ' County Council bad twicj refused' to contribute. The Trustees had complied with the provisions .'of tho Act, aud if ibey'could u"ot carry oato : the end of the year with voluntary, assistance—he-had hopud that, they might, tbe District Board would; becompelled to find the necessary funds. .iHe was sorry that tho hospital represents,--lives at the County Council did not ■ make themselves better acquainted :with tbo wholo- circumstances. ofcase, so that Mrllawkms would nok -■ have been allowed to make statements, ■ •which were not borne out by fads, and be did not think that Mr Beet-haur • should havo spoken at all apologclioaily' in tbe matteiyas tbo Trustees had,/ .acted in a thoroughly' legal manner:throughout. Mr Boetham explained that ho. apologised for the shortcomings of tho Act, aud not for the trustees' action iu ' •■ tho matter as he considered that tho- '• ° Act was rcspousiblo for the blunder. He was very sorry that tho disagree- ' • • ment had occurred, as it might prevent /'i. people from subscribing to theiustitu- <W tion. He hoped they would be ablo ' ; to carry on without having to apply ./ to tbe Board, as he would prefer toSeo' "• them do without striking a rato. Tho Hospital diary was read, andaccountsamountiug to £7 lis 9d were, passed for payment. Mr Dagg was appointed visiting Trustee for the ensuing month. ftk . The meeting i,b>fi adjourned. ™