WAIKATO DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2378, 6 October 1887, Page 3

WAIKATO DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Til 1: usual monthly meeting nf tlic Waikato Ih-lnct Hospital and Charitable Aid 11-aid wa« In'ld yesterday, in the Borough Council (,'lianiln i-s, There were present: - - Me.-.srs \V. A. Graham, (in the chair) (I wviiiieth, I’i iiiimse, McDonald, Hunter, Sodii"ii, and l.'hepmoll. 'l'h" mint m s id the last meeting wart read ami continued. l>r Payne uTi.tu to Mary Barrett, thanking Um Board for agreeing to take the "ill into the hospital, but statins that sin; was not in a til state to be moved, as she would most likely die before she readied tiie hospital. fin asked that some monetary aid might be allowed. Relief was granted at the rate of 5i per week till next meeting of the Board, if necessary A letter was read from the manager of St. Mary's Orphanage, I’misoiiby, stating that twi'i of Vallelay s children had been admitted to that institution, thus making a tot d of four children of this family, that arc recciviiigoharilable aid troin this board, In regard to this question, Mr Gwynneth moved that the chairman and the managing committee draw up a report on this and similar cases, ami forward copies of it to the members of the district, asking that when children are committed by the magistrate to orphanages,reformatories, industrial schools, and such institutions, that they bn maintained by the Government in the sumo manner as ordinary prisoners committed by magistrates, and that the members bo requested to got some alteration iu the law in that direction. Carried. 11 KittiKUT Peakse wrote re payment for his child, which had boon in the Hospital for treatment, agreeing to pay for it at the rate of 10s a week for the five weeks the child was there, and forwarding ill on account, and stating that lie could not possibly pay the full rate of 4s per day for the child,—On the motion of Mr Hunter and seconded by Mr Primrose, it was resolved that half the fees he remitted in this case, in consideration of the applicant's poverty. Sarah Harper. —A letter was received from Capt. H. T. Owen, applying for relief for Mrs Harper, as she was badly olf, ami unable to procure suitable work such as knitting.—The secretary was instructed to write to Captain Owen, requesting him to bring the case before the member for the district. Awauh. -Two letters were received from Mr W. .It. flay, solicitor for the Board, (I) staling that no steps had as yet been taken as to the selling aside of the award, but that there was no doubt that it was illegal, although there might ho some difficulty in bringing the case forward, (it) That there was no means of upsetting the award, but that the Board would have to wait till it was sued for, and then plead the invalidity of the claim as a defence, anil suggesting that the case be brought before the members for the district, asking them to endeavour to prevent any subsidy due to the Board being paid to the Auckland Board, and offering to state the case, making the injustice and illegality clear to to the members. M us Paris,— Mr McDonald moved that its (id he granted to Mrs Paris, until next meeting of the Board. Seconded by Mr Hunter and carried. Mas McMahon - . —Mr Gwynneth proposed that relief as fixed at the last meeting bo granted in the case for another month. Hosimtai, Hxdowment.s. —Mr Gwynneth moved that a considerable time having elapsed and no reply having been received from the Crown Lands Commissioner to a letter from this Board, with regard to hospital endowments, he be again written to and requested to state what hud been done in the matter. Seconded by Mr Ohcpmoli and can led. The Chairman in his report on the Charitable Aid stated that there were 40 persons receiving relief from the Board at a cost of £lj 3s !)d per week. ' In the ease of Mr Skinner, a miner at Huntly, the secretary was directed to take proceedings, through the solicitor, to recover fees paid in April last, to the Auckland Hospital Board, and it was resolved that in future, after reasonable notice had been given to defaulters as regards fees, proceedings be taken for the recovery of the same. At present there is about £7O to be collected for hospital fees. Accounts to the amount of £133 9a were passed for payment. The Secretary was directed to write to all contractors on the railway, requesting them to Mibscrifiß to the Hospital funds. The Chairman gave notice of motions for next sitting, which is the last of the present Board:—(1.) That the Board' decides that the present Hospital site, is the best for a pennaiuMil Hospital for the district of Waikato, mid takes the necessary steps to complete the purchase of the same. (2.) That the Board respectfully urges upon the (iiivnrnmciit the necessity for inserting in all railway and oilier contract works a clause to compel contractors to pro. vide for an accident fund in order to secure greater safety for the workmen employed upon the works, and to proside the means for paying the cost of Hospital treatment in cases of accident or sickness.