DISTRICT OF WAIKA TO HOSPITAL AND CHARITABL AID BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3039, 7 January 1892, Page 3

DISTRICT OF WAIKA TO HOSPITAL AND CHARITABL AID BOARD.

The usual monthly m.'otintr <>f (hp above 15 ;u l was lwld in the Hioiilt'ti It"i- anrli Council ve-t r-la v. There wi-r ■ present: Mi»«m Prmin.se (ch:iirui:«it), Lint'. Ttia-<dale, McGuirk, Chepmell, I''mo, and S-dd'in. SLil'l'l.iK.-, —.'V letter wis ro.nl from Mr Jnhii Knox, tho C'litr.K't p fur the wui>plv uf Krnci-I'iH.s in the H >-ipi ;.J •'avinc th-<t ho ha I had -lib-* of R-Vll"ld's lintt-r relumed tn him from the 11■ >silitttl as unfit fur use. ilt: said that he ha I iils-» been accused by n'ie uf the nurses of send'ne oilier than factory butter. This butt'-r, •Mr Ku \ Hii l, had been in;idn on the 2t!i.h December, and ha I been reee;v"d into hi" shi>[> ori the 28th and nt t.li" Hospit.d en the same day where it. hud been taken by the hoi retary. The manager and ime of the men at the factory where the bnt'er vv n 111 ide wra in th-" shop when it. wnsietimed, and they expressed themselves a< satisfied with its freshness and eoodne*:-. Mr C'at"s had seen the hirtr, express, d the sauia opinion.—Mr Priinrosa. said th t the re,tnm t 1 ie iro-sea hid sodr wis not factory better w:is because Mr Coci lane, who was in th" Hospital, and »■»< fnrmi'rly emulnyed, in R.'vn .Ids' factory, had said ri • i-eiwirkinsf thi re was nn brand ui>■ >11 it. H■( Mr Priinrns.) said there ww nn doubt a ni'it Is b-iner factory birtn-; he was quite >a i-ti«d that it was. —I)r Kenny Kiid he li d -pen the butter, a' the n.ir e had kept it 11 show tn h'in. Tlih bitter wa« wiupped uu in pits, in papron a plate, and • n the two pat* he had seen there were, p. rhap-, ten or twelve mi'dew spots, and tho but r tasted decided!v rancid. He did not know if the oih. rpi tsent back were the sativ. This wa*, he sad, not the first time th >t coini'laint had been made.—Mr McGui'k ml t'nt the season of the year had a lot to do with the state of butter, and he had no doubt but factory butter was supplied because it wa* best.—Mr Seddon said ir was a cre»t favour to get factory butt r. as it was all sent away to England, and the small quant ty sent to Hamilton was nit fla-nped. He said that • veil factory hotter

would m't .<1 ways be tir.it-el.ass, und it wncjuite pos-ible that that | articular lot was •so. —Afti:r it little further discussion, Mr Ohopmell -oid that while the Bo«rl approved of the action of the Hospi al an'ho-rili-s in r»t>rnine the bu'ter, he would move: "Th.it the letier be received," ' his wits seconded bv Mr Si-dd n and cai ri- d. Skciietaky's Kefoht. —The Secretin y's report showed thut 24 persons were receiving cha- ituMe aid. There w> re 13 inmates in the refuge, one paying for hi-* own niaintiiuence. Funds: The expenditure for the month amounts to £178 3a 10 i. The fol owing amounts have been paid into the bank since last meeting, Hospital feps, £17 13-; rents, £4; making a t-.'ta of £21 13 s. The credit ba'auce at the bunk is £13'Jti 9» 9.1. Maxww.l.—An application was made by the R v. R J. Williams of Raglan, to admit Duvid Maxwell into the refuge. The latter st'ted ihar. Maxwell was living by himself utteily destitute and quite infirm, in an old whare unfit for habitation, n'ar Th Matu. Mr McGnuk sad lie had heard th >t the man waa quite aUe to work, certainly not ha d work, and he thought the Board should not admit him, M->xwell had beotl ov: r to Himdton, but had not been aduiitt d, and hin relief ha I been raised from 2-(Jd t i fis per weak. In view of the conflicting statements the Secretary ivaa instructed to obtain all iofor.iia ion about the case from the constable at R-.glan to lay beloiv the next meeting. It was resolved Do' to coiitinue the incr ase of relief. T Buna—Mr T. Burd wrote saying tlier" w.s no fouid'tion for the repoit in the New /"•..! mj Hera d that he had not pai I ihe I I ■spkiil charges whilst in Anekla id. It w s resolv d to explain that t.tie paragraph meant tli.it the charge would be made uijaini-t Waikato in due course but a3 the charges hel been paid that was of Cirirse ,'in end to the m t'er. I'V.male Wards. -The doctor wrote asking t'i it no inoie females be sent to the H >5..1111 until some were discharged or until tli" ne.w wnn's <v"i'n ready. Pantos'. —Mr B nd was instructed to dispose of the fniit on Panton's acre, at Cambi as soon as possible. Steps will then be taken t i lease the land for a t-'rm of yeirs t • d frav P.mtou's expenses who is now in the Hospital. Cook.—Th« cook having reigned, it was rns-lived to call for fresh applications at j240 per annum, at which rate Miss Ma'sh is being paid, who is now fulfilling those duties ; the engagement to be termin it-d on the B ai'd's s ; de by two weeks' notice, and on the other side by one month. VirzPATRicK Again. — Another Inns lettter wasrecived from R. B. Fitzp .trick, but was not read, the Chairman remarking that it w ison-y a repetition of his previous let.hi--, and if a .yrhiog worse. Appeal Case—A circu'ar letter was reciuve I fi'"in the A'ickla' d 13 i v-l asking if lhis Boa'd wind I cont'i'mte toward- the exi) 'uses of mi appeal t> the Onuit of Aon. a 1 iri order to ascertain a Hospita Bar i's tie p .sitmn in regard t 1 its li i>:ilitv f r ill g d mal-'r. a'ui. Nt by medic.) men, whether lion r rv or | aid mein'pis of h H -pi al -tuff.—lt was resolved to repiv t > t- rh" 15 a d d" not feel at liberty to v f anv money towards the object Kei.ikk. -The usual relief wa< granted fur the ensuing monMi.