WAIKATO DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2416, 5 January 1888, Page 3

WAIKATO DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The usual '.noiithly meeting of this board was bold yestmu.iv, in tho ]ioi'uuj.Th Council Chambers. The 'following members were present : Messrs W. A. Graham (111 the chair). Primrose, Brunskill, Olieptuell, Hunter and McDonald. A letter was read trom Mr Hally stating that ho would not bo able to be present at the meeting on account of illness. OoHRKsroXOENCK.— A letter was received from tho Honse-stew.ud of the Auckland Hospital i closing a claim for £4 8s due for'treatment to \V. Taste, sen a ran♦way guard, raiding »t Ciiinbrtdgts had boon admitted into tbo Aiick.aiKi Hospital suffering with a bad eye. lnc acconnt wan forwarded to the father for payment.--In reply to a letter from tinboard, requesting that ?omo mo. etiry assistance be given to Heenan, in ord.v to enable him te procure an artificial leu and to help to pay his hospital fee.-, Mr D. Robertson, ;:i;.naeer for Mes.us Anderson Bros., at Waiteti, wrote, stating that a subscription was at present beint; raised for Heenau, and enclosing £10 from juv men engaged on tho works as a volntit.isy contribution to the funds of the ptt..:. -- Another claim for €10 12s w.is rec-; from tho Auckland Hospital, for fees O' ll ' by Henry Cowan, who was admitted to tlio hospital suffering from suvoro injuries to his legs, caused by his being run over by a cart. On receipt of this chum the secretary at onco forwarded a cpy to the bov s father for payment. The latter replied that lie had been billed for this by tho Auckland Board, but only at the rate of 21s per week, whilo this Board was charging at the rate of 28s per week, and also stating that he was not able to pay the whole amount, and wrote to the Auckland Board asking for a reduction of the charges to l-ls per week. As soon as lie heard from the Auckland Board Mr Cowan promised to write to this Board.—Mr McDonald moved that no notice be taken of these accounts received from the Auckland Board where the patients or their friends were able to pay. Carried. A reply was received from tho Colonial Treasurer in reply to 0110 from the Board bearing date November 7th, stating that the only sums accruing under sec 4 clause 8S of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Act, were £55 paid to the Auckland Board in March last, and £'J 10s r>d now in course of remittance to this Board.

Mobrinsviue Concert,—A letter was received from Mr Green, enclosing £5 10s, as a voluntary contribution to tho hospital funds, the result of a concert given at Morrinsville. H. Missen.—A letter was received from H. Missen, stating that as he was recovering, he hoped to be able to goto work again in n few weeks, and thanking the Board for the relief they had granted him. Relief.—Relief was granted in the following amounts to the next meeting of the Board :—Mrs Harper, 2s Gd ; Mis Paris, _2s 6d; H. McPherson, ss; H. Missen, ss. There were no fresh applications for relief.

Chairman's Report. Gentlemen, —Since the last meting "f the board the state of the Hospit.il i- as follows :—Remained, from last month, 6 ; admitted, 4 ; discharged, 5 ; remaining, 5. Charitable Aid : Widows left destitute receiving aid, 4; orphans, 21; wife deserted, 1 ; children deserted, 4 ; infirm with age and destitute, 6; sick relief, 2 ; boys at Kohimarama, 4 ; boys at Thames Orphanage, 1 ; girls at St. Mary's Orphanage, 2. Distribution of Charitable Aid —Hamilton : Mrs Heys widow, 7 children, 3 rations daily ; Mrs Shaw deserted, 1 children, 2 rations daily ; Mylroa infirm, ! ration daily ; McPherson sick relief, iis per week. Cambridge: Mrs McMahon widow, G children, 5s per week ; Mrs Harper widow, 5s per week ; Thomas Butler, 5s per week. Ngaruawahia: Mrs Kilfoylo widow, 2 children, 5s per week ; James Ferrier, infirm, 5s per week ; Richard McGrane infirm, 5s per week. Rangiriri: Mis Gray, 11 children, widow, 8s per week. Raglan: Mrs Paris, widow, grant of 10s a month. Te Aroha : Henry Missen, sick relief, 5s per week : four boys in Kohimarama Industrial School, £1 10s per week ; 1 boy in Thames Orphanage, 7s (id per week ; 2 girls, Si. Mary 's Orphanage Ponsonby, lis. In order that Hiis Board tn.i.v have somt basis upon which to calculate their requiremonts for •ineomodati":: ' maintenance for the c "uiug year commencing from April next, I have requested the Secretary to give trio the average ff patients accommodated in our Hospital and this statement shows the average to b> i nine. Our estimates for last year which could not bo expected to be upproxim 'te were based upon a mrcouin of si->en patients, and therefore °r, will !».i ohsarvd that wo have excee od thi by two. Tho capacity of the present bn'.ld:ii--,_ a regards acßOtnmodatioti is in mv ioio'i limited to tne number of eight, p.tio which servos to stiu. 1 .- ih.d building is fully smal! for r..q..0 -.n....U. It is also expedient thai I siiottid c- li the intention of tho Board to the necessity of pro viding a refuge for the old and infirtn which at present have to bo accommodated in the Hospital thereby entailing additional claims upon tho Hospital department. It is, however, gratifying to all concerned to be able to state that the working of tho Hospital has been satisfactory and that Dr. Kenny and the staff have performed tho duties imposed upon them without objection or cause of complaint. It is also encouraging to this Board to be able to record tho intcest shown, and practical support given to their hospital by the public of Waikato, as shown by the following lift of voluntary contributions which have been received by the secretary from the several parts of the district, viz. : —Chairman Pirongia Road Board, ss; Mayor of Hamilton, os; Mr W. Hunter, senr., ss; Mr J. K. McDonald, r.s: Mr I), Robertson, contractor, Waitoti, £10; M~ Pond, Auckland, 10s; Taupiri Extende.i Coal Mining Company, £12 12s; Mayor of Hamilton, 17s 3d; Henry Bowen, Fishdealer, 10s; Mr Green Morrinsville, concert, £5 10s; workinginen, Waituti contract, £10 ; H. Burnand, Hamilton, 5s ; Members Tuhikaramea Ladies' Cricket Club per Mrs Vicknrs, £3 10s; Mr F. Templor and Hamilton Coral Society, pro- > ceeds of two concerts, £15 ; Hospital Sunday collection, T'auwhare congregation, per the Rev. R.O'C. Biggs, £1 5s od: Total, , £6019s 6d, which entitles the Board to re- | ceive from the Government £73 3s 4d, j being a subsidy of 24s in the pound, as provided by the Aot, and which will therefore ; benefit the funds at the disposal of the | Board to the extent of £13-1 2s lOd. Con- j sidering the depressed times and the many claims upon tlieni, the above list of voluntary donations reflects very great credit upon all who have been parties thereto. The present state of the funds is as follows:—Bank credit balance, £222 8s 3d ; contributions not yet paid: Karamu district, £3 lis Id ; Raglan outlying districts, £i!ti —£29 lis 4d ; Government aubsiby, £ for £, £2!) lis 4d—£s9 2s Sd ; Government subsidy on voluntary contributions, £59 13s 4d; Hospital fees receiveable about £00—£401 4s 3d; accounts to be Xiaid per schedule, £107 5s 5d ; total, £293 18s lOd. The books showing the method in which the accounts of the board are being kept are laid upon the table fa? your inspection, and the Managing Committee will be glad to receivo and consider any suggestions of members regarding the same. The total amount oxpendod by tho Board, inclusive of the acoouuts to be passed to-day, is £1512 153 sd, distributed as follows:— Bread, £9 9s 8d ; meat, £30 15s 5d ; milk, £12 tis 2d ; light, £12 lis lid ; fuel, £24 lis sd; groceries and provisions, £75 4s; drugs, £100 15s 3d ; surgical appliances, £15 19s 9d ; office fittings, stationery, &c., £1113" 9d ; patients in other hospitals, £36 12s; fivtniture, £111 9s 3d; bedding and clothing, £li 9 5s 4d ; wines, spirits, &0., £1 '"HhUjd; intormcnts, £2010s Gd; buggy hire apu Cartage, £9; additions and repairs, £143 2a 8d ; salaries and wages, £424 15s 3d j water ::".pnlv. £"! !%■ 9<l; industrial schools, /£'?J 5 ; w:\shiiig, £33 lis Id; printing 1 un(l advertising, £3117»10d ; rent, £47 10s; petty cash, £21; bank charges, £1 Is 4d ; charitable aid relief, £12(3 8s 7d ; travelling expenses, £18 3s 5c ; miscellaneous, £9 0s 7d ; suspense account, £30 Os sd; fencing, fcc., £24 4s 7d; insurance, £3; total, £1542 15s sd.

Tlio Chairman moved that tho roport as road ba adopted. .Seconded by Mr 'McDonald, and carried. 'I'IIANKS. — On tho' motion of tho Chairman, votes of thanks were pawed tu the soveral districts and individuals that had taken tho onus of (renins up concerts, &c., in aid of the fund.-, especially tho Hamilton ' Choral Km-Hy, couplcd with tli 1.1 •!!.. ui Mr F. H. Tenpier, the Tuhikaramea Ladies' Cricket Club, Mr 1). Kobertson and tho men on tho Waiteti contract, and the contributors to tho Morrinsville concert and Tainvhare collection. .Seconded by Mr Brunskill, and parried unanimously. Hospital.Sunday.— Mr Brunskill said that in considocati«n of th° many appli cations from .tho clergy for the relief of the poor iu their 'districts ho would move that ju aßpeal bs ai»Ua to the clergy of Mia

povci'ttl (ii'ii'MuiiuitiiMus in tho di-t.iict ti> anpoint a Hospital Sunday 'n which to ivivive trollection >as contributions in aid <if the I 10-pital funils, —Seconded by MiHunter and carried. iivni GitAlit.— On thu moti 'ii o< Mr McDonald, wwuudud by Mr iinm-kdl, it was resolved that, a subscription list ho opened for the purchase of a "atli chair lor tin 1 , u.-e of the Hospital. Water Sui'Pl.Y.—ln accordance with a rcquii.it from Mr Br.ui.-kti 1, jiciiiiir f ll ' ' 1H Hoard, Mr D. Richardson limited the Hospital and inspected tin.' present avr»''gemerits for supplying w.iter to the Ho-, hital, and renored til «t tln'y htv yood' of limit 1 Unid. Mo ' IT-p.d to erect a wind miit and doubie-ncMou pump, together w.th all tuo_ necessirv jiOiir t.o pinii<' u.uri' I'M tiif* stun of about 1,'2S —Oil 'lie motion of Mi Primrose, it w;h resolved that the n.mmu. nication fiom Mr Riclvrdsim be handed over to tlu; Man-i}," meet C-oimii• t Lo report on at the Mrxt n»t«'!.iii£J of tii' 1 Board.— Mr 1 >111n.-ski 11 propos.-d that a voteot th-tnlcs hi! accord, d to Mr Richardson for tin) in formation ho lias forwatded re tho writer supply, and th ,t a e.. P y "f the previous resolution be forwa'ded to him. —Sevonded by Mr McDonald and earned. Api'i.ioation to Uk-funh. —An application was t. ii- iiaiuilton 811 'U\h Council f 'l U.e p.ivmeut "f iiO 10s !'•!,_ t.Kamount expended bv them in tho r.umiii'*tering of rebel dmiutrlbu pi ogress ot tho liti "atioii bet,ween the local bodies comprising this Board and thr> Auckland Board. On December Ist, 188(5, at a meetnm of this Board authority was Granted to Mr \V._ A. Gl'aham, who w.,s thou actim; in thu dual capacity of chairman to the Boaid and Mayor of HatmUon, to relievo any urgent casus of distress, and he passed this authorifcv on to the Hamilton Horoiujb Council, with tho result thut the giltu of £2 3s was expended on relief. Ihe remainder of the £l> 10s 9d having been expended before this time, therefore 'twas mving to tho Borough by the Auckland Board, as all the claims t.o th;<t Board have been paid by the various contributory bodies comprising it. —M: Chepinell moved, and Mr Brun-I;ib seconded, tint the items in the Hamilton B«»rmigh Council anted thine Kith, 1887, .beginning at D.o<'mhe> (Jr.h, ISciG bimg chireroahle to tins B-i.rd alfiuld be paid in accTdaocc >vhh resolution N.I. 9 of December Ist., ISBO. Ourried. —Mr McDouuld then m".ed 'h*'application bo made to the Auckland District Hospital and Charitable Ant Board for the refunds of £2 Us paid by tho Board for charitable fid purpose* previous to March 31st.,_ ISS7, seconded by All 1 Hunter. Tho motion neir:' put to tho meeting the chairman, Mes.-rs Hunter, and McDonald voted for it, and .'des-r inuirose, Chepmell, and Bruuskill anainst. ir.. The voting being equal, tlioch.iirm m give his casting vote in favour of the motion. Ways AND MKANS. —Mr l'l-iuuoso moved, in accordance witn notice of motion G; ive ii at tho last meeting, that the Board proceed at. onceto ascertain the amount of expenditure required for the maintenance of tho institutions in tho district, and for the distribution ot ohar>t:itle aid therein, up to tho last day of Marei', 18S8, and for such other business rela'mtr to the same, as required by clause 21 ot rh Act.—Seconded by Mr and carried. —In order to give this most important matter consideration, Mr Primrose moved that a committee consisting of the cha.irrrinn, Messrs Hally and Chepmell, and the mover, be appointed for the purpose of framing the estimates for the ensuing year, and that they be empowered to take any preliminary steps with a view of purchasing tho present liospitd.—Seconded by Mr Brunskill, and carried. —On the motion of Mr Chepmell, seconded by Mr McDonald, the secretary was instructed to write to tho chairmen of the several contributory bodies for tho total value of rateable pro. pcrty, exclusive of Crown anil native lands, in their several districts. _ Accounts to the amount of £102 os od wi>rr> nis-ed for payment.