BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3495, 26 April 1890, Page 2

BREVITIES.

Death of an old resident, .Reports nnd balance-sheels of hospital And school committees prosentod. Holiday for debtors, The bailiff, Mr Byrn, attacked by La Grippe, It is reported that the Enperor has snmmarily removed'nine Generals in command oi regiments without assignfog any reason The' French claim to have defeated the pahomeyans in lljOrecent engagement, and state. latter lost 500 killed," It is reported thatPrinco Bismarck has engoged Dr Busch, formerly Under-Secretary for Foreign Affjire, is Superintendent Librarian. Germany-has decided to send rein forceraents to Major Wiseman, at Zanzibar. On receipt of the news that the Portuguese had evacuated the Shiri district, the populace here (Lisbon) became very excited and fuYious, but tbere was no distuibance. The Czar has presented ServiaiWitb forty thousand rifles, and throe batteries of avtillery.

The trial. ufQ'Dwp teafoi filing (iat OJIB-

uiciiced. Kosea declares that Caesidy is a British spy. Visitor (to little girl): "Where are your sisters and brothers, little one?" " Ain't none. I'm all the family wo've got."

Report of the Trustees ot the Masterton Hospital for the year ended 3lst March, 1890.

The Trustees have again the plea* sure to report tho successful termination of another satisfactory year, during which tho Hospital lias well j maintained its character for efficienoy without requiring any assistance from the local bodies liable under the Act. - *

The accompanying balance sheet hows the receipts from subscriptions, tonations, patients fees and Govern-

' rnent subsidy to have been £558 9ai fid, to wliicli has to be added tbr

balance brought forward from previous statement, LB6los 2d, making a total of LGIS 5s 7d against an expenditure of £50017s 6d, leaving a credit balance of L 144 8s 2d. A

feature in tlie receipts is the item L7l ■ 18s 6d for patients fees, as against only Ll9los colleoted in tho previous year. This result has not, however, been achieved without some trouble, wbioh the trustees hopo will bo ■ lessoned in tho future when patients (who are not subscribers) understand that payment will be insisted upoa from all able to pay. ■ • ' In preparing their estimate of receipts and expenditure for the our-

tent year, in accordance with section

59 of " The Hospital and Charitable Institution Act," the Trustees have again refrained from requesting any assistance from the District Board, believing that the liberal support wliioh tho institution has reoeived in the past will be continued, and that the subscriptions with tho Government subsidy will suffice to enable them to carry on without trenching upon the rates,

The Trustees desire, however, to press the speoial claims of the Hospital on the settlers in the Forty Mil* Bush District, from which nearly all the accidents have come; and express the hope that tho present strikingdisproportion between the number of patients sent, and the smallness of the pecuniary assistance afforded by them will no longer exist, ' During the year 43 patients have,., been admitted into the Hospital. OUt these 81 have been discharged, curc/o or relieved, 4 in a hopeless condition when admitted have died, and one committed to Lunatic Asylum. 12 of the cases were accidents, principally from bushfelling, some of a very serious nature, all of which have been successfully treated by Dr Hoskingin his usual skilful manner, and the Trustees have pleasure in again recording their appreciation of his services as Medical Officer to the Institution, Mr John Williams has also proved himself a very faithful and efficient Custodiaa and given every satisfaction in the performance of his duties. The individual average stay o each patient in the Hospital for tho year was 82 days. The collective average was 1496 days and the daily cost of maintenance including all . charges was os7d per patient. 1 The usual list of 1 appended, and the Trustees 'liava | also to thank tho proprietors of.tlio 1 Now Zealand Times, Evening Post, 1 Evening Press, Wairarapa Daim 1 aud Wairarapa Star, for ' tliei? | liberality in supplying the institution with, a free copy of their valuable ' papers, and they also gratefully ; acknowledge the receipt of books, papers, old linen, and other articles ' for the use of the Hospital from 1 other friends.

The annual statutory meeting of subscribers was held in January, when Messrs W. H, Beetham and Joseph lorns, the two retiring Trustees; were re-elected, and at a subsequent meeting of tho Trustees Mr J. 0. Boddington was again re-elected obairman.

Thirteen meetings of tbo Trustees have been held during the past year, the attendance being as follows J. 0. Boddington, 13; J. lorna, 11; Key W.E. Paige, 10; B, P. Perry, 10; J, B, Mb, who baa been on leave of absence for two months, 8; W, H. Beetbain, 5. _ In conclusion Mr W. Sollar continues to discbargo tbo duties of Secretary and Treasurer in bis ustiaL able and zealous manner. . jflp*

| We horeby cortify tliat the above la a correct statement of tho accounts of tho MastertoQ Hospital for tho year ended 31st March, 1890. Examined and found correct, A James Alexander Fitzqefaid, Controller and Auditor Goneral, W. SjlUßi 8185 ' . Auto,; Oat-cd at MMerton, Itftl) RW

J. C, BoDDINOTflh, '' Chairman. Mtotorton, 24th April, 1800. BECEiris. £ s d £ j d To balance 31st March, 1880,,. 80 16 2 To Subscriptions 227 14 5 To Donation Pahiatus County Counoil IB 0 0 To Patients Feos 7118 C To Subsidy from • Government,,, 24316 6 668 0 5 ffiFin ExriSDIIDKE. „ -, . £ n d £ g d By Suaries and Wages ,., 220 1 8 By Rations J17 2 0 ,, Medicine ... 38 8 11 lt Furniture... 2911 9 i, Printing and Advertising.,, 8 0 0 „ Fireand light 15 18 0 „ Insurance,,. 11 0 0 „ Kepairs ... 7 711 „ Commission 23 6 6 „ Interments 6 0 0' „ Instruments purchased 18 11 9 „ Sundries ... 6 0 6 ' „ „ —— '600 17 5 „ By Balance 144 g 3^, |£G45 6 7 Aeskts. B . £ 1 d d Subsidy from Government, 81fltMarohl80O 146 D 2 Balance to credit 141 8 2 200 17 i Buildings 000 0 0 fond 180 0 0 Furniture and Fittings 800 0 0 Suwical Instruments CO 0 0 ——• 1440 0 0 f1730 17 4 IiUBMTUI, o , . 1 i J £ o d and _Wasjea 43 5 g nations 720 'W> Medicine 1018 1 Furpiture and Hepaitt ... 8 6 0 , ——— 69 7 9 Balance 1661 9 7 £1730 17 4