REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4170, 20 July 1892, Page 3

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MASTERTON HOSPITAL.

from the accompanying balunco shee (or the year ended 31st March, 1892 •that the year'a income has been moti than sufficient to cover the year's ex> penditiire, tho credit balanco at tin aoove aa» oeing Aiiyu m, aa ugaina £157 4s 8d on 31st Marcb, 1891. The Trustees have muoh pleasure ii being able to point to an inoreaso ii voluntary contributions, the auioun received in 1891-92 being £2Bfi 1 lOd aa ogainat £248 15s 8d in 18D0 ' 91, They feel it their duty, however to Btate that the hopes they expressei in theirlast annual report that n large amount of support would be receive* from tho Bush, have not been realised Among the receipts for the year i the eum of £4B 19s Id, the proceed of a bequest left ;o the Hospital l>; Mr Frederick Bock, a patient wfc! died there in April, 1890. Thi amount, in torms of the bequest, ha to be applied in purchasing Mirgicn instruments. The amount received from patient during the year was £ll6 Ot 9J a against £lo7lßs in 1800*91, and £7 18s 6d in 1889-90. number of pationts treated at th Hospital during tho year. Tho nuru ber admitted was 10 greater than las year. Patients in Hospital at 31afc Uaroh, 1891 ~ ..4 Admitted during th« j-ear .. 77—81 Discharged ~ .. .. 06 Died 5_71 In Hospital 31st March, 1892 10 The average daily cost of main tenance during the year wag 4s ty for eaoh patient, as against 6s 3Jd lav year. The number of cases of accident m 34 as against 31 in 1890-91, providing additional accommodatio at the Hospital has been before tli Trustees. This year it became evident tha the matter could no longer be post poned with due regard to the efScieno, of the Institution, and the Truster decided accordingly to make addition to the building, and to make oertai alterations that wero urgently calle for, The additions and alteration have now been nearly completed. They will cost about £225 un when they have been paid for, th credit balance at present at the dit posal of the Trustees will be absorber Under the circumstances subscribe! will understand that donations at moro than ever urgently wanted, an the Trustees take this opportunity c appealing to the supporters of tb institution to assist them in gettiti| The New Zealand Times, Evenin, Post, Evening Press, Waiiubap Daily Times and Wairarapa Star ar supplied for the use of the patient freeofoharge, and the Trustees hav Jo thank the proprietors of thesi journals. _ Various gifts have been made fron time to time by other friends, to whon the Trustees desire to express theii acknowledgements. During the past year Mr Josepl lornsand the Rev. W. E. Paigt resigned their seats on the Board. iwu genuemen nave oeen connected with the management of tin Hospital for many years, and both havobeenactirein promoting its welfare. Their resignations were received with much regret, Tho fiev, Father McKenna and Mr G, 8. W.Dalrymple were appointed to fill the vacant seats, and at the statutory meeting held in January last the same gentlemen were elected by the contributors. Mr J, (J. Boddington was re-elected Chairman for the current year. During the year 15 meetings of the Trustees have been held, the attendance being as under : J, 0, Boddington 15, J. B. Keith 13, B. P. Perry 9, G, 8, W. Dalryraple 7, Kev. W. E. Paige 6, W; H.Beetham 5, Eev, Father McKenna 4, Jos. lorns 3. The Trustees cannot concludo their report without referring to the high estimation in which they hold the professional services of Dr Hosking, the medical officer of the hospital. _ Credit is also due to Mr John Williams, the Custodian, and Mr William Sellar, the Secretary and Treasurer, lor the eicient discbarge of their respective dutirs, J. O. Boddington, "STATEMENT of Receipts and Ex. O penditure for year ended Slat March, 1892. KEOEIHS, £bd £ s d To Balance Slat March, 1891 167 4 8 ,i Subscriptions 286 110 „ Patients' Foes 11G 0 9 „ Bequest ... 4319 1 „ Government Subsidy ... 368 611 »es .., 269 16 2 „ nations ... 17C12 1 „ Medicine and Instruments 6611 8 „ Printing and Advertising 1515 0 „ Stationery ,„ 1 1 6 .. Firing 3GIO 7 „ Insurance .„ 11 0 0 ~ Repairs ,',, \i § 0 „ Commission 27 U 0 „ Interments, l( 12 0 0 „ Wines and Spirits ~. 8 H 0 n incidental ex* ptoses ,„ 17 7 6 tiiH C R „ Furniture... 3714 9, „ BalanOJ ..,' 27613 0 . 961 13 3 ASSETS, Subsidy from Government... 148 110 Balance to oredit 27613 0 Furniture 340 0 0 Surgical Instruments and Medicine... 130 0 0 ;- -470 0 0 Buildings,..:.,. 700 0 0 Land ...' ... 180 0 0 1769 14 10 HABIUIIEB, . Salaries $ wages ?6 0 0 Ka'tipns 18 10 3 Medicine 1410 7 Firing ~, ,„ 711 0 Furniture and Repairs ... 8 3 0' Stationery ~. 11610 Balance 1688 3 8 1769 14 10 We hereby certify that the above is a correct statement of the accounts of the Maaterton Hospital for the year ending 31st March, 1892. ' Dated at Masterton, 9th July, 1892.—; J.O. BODDINGTON, Chairman,' W. BELLAS, . Treasurer, . .Examined and found correct, JAMES EDWABD FITZGERALD, ' Controller and Audltor.General,