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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ACTS: CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES OF HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARDS AND SEPARATE INSTITUTIONS, HELD AT WELLINGTON ON THE 9th, 10th, AND 11th JUNE, 1908.

Presented to both Houses of- the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Inspector-General to Hon. Minister for Hospitals and Charitable Aid .. .. .. ..If Summary of resolutions passed by Conference .. 2 Minutes of proceedings of Conference .. .. 5 ( Report of proceedings of Conference .. .. 12 '.

PAGE Agenda paper placed before Conference .. .. 44 Supplementary agenda paper placed before Conference .. .. .. ' .. 52 Copy of Bill discussed by Conference] " .'. .. 55 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. i

INDEX.

Index to Subjects. Index to Subjects— continued. PAGE PAGE. Appeals.. .. .. .. •• 9,33 Guardians, appoinment of .. .. .. 10,36 Appointments of medical officers and matrons 8 Honorary medical staff, representation on Apportionment of expenditure .. .. 9,32 Board .. .. .. ..38,2,11 Bequests for speoific purposes .. .. 10, 35 Husbands deserting .. .. .. 10 Boards, one only in each distriot .. .. 1, 5, 6, 19 Inspector-General to be member of all Boards 8 Chairman of .. .. .. 9, 11, 31 Industrial schools, committal of ohildren to .. 10, 43 Continuity of office .. .. .. 1, 7, 23 Leaseholders' contributions .. .. 9, 32 Election, mode of .. .. ..1,6,7,19 Leasing-power .. .. .. .. 9 Representation of honorary medical staff .. 2, 11, 38 " Maintenance," definition of .. .. 10 „ voluntary contributors .. 9 Maintenance, recovery of cost of .. .. 9, 33 Government .. .. 8, 19, 29 Medical officers and matrons, appointment of 8, 29 „ general .. 1,6, 7, 19. 22 Old-age pensioners .. .. .. 11, 37 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 9, 31 Patients, treatment of, from districts in which Vacancies .. .. .. • • 11 there is no hospital .. .. .. 36 Borrowing-powers of Boards .. .. 9 Police cases in hospitals .. .. .. 11, 36 Chairman, election of .. .. .. 11 Probationers, training of .. .. .. 10, 36 position an honorary one .. 9, 31 Property, power to sell .. .. .. 9, 43 Children and charitable aid .. ~ 10, 36, 43 Rateable values, adjustment of .. 9 Committees, election of .. .. .. 1, 7, 27 Rating on land only .. .. .. 11 Conference, admission of Press .. .. 18 Rating, method of .. .. .. 33 Chairman .. .. .. 11, 37, 43 Remits considered and struck out .. 8 Committee of .. .. ..5,8,11,19 Representation .. .. .. 1,6,7,19,22 method of prooedure .. .. 5, 6, 7, 18 „ of Government .. 8, 19, 29 „ report of .. .. .. 11 „ voluntary contributors .. 9 Secretary .. .. .. 11,31,37 „ honorary medioal staff .. 2,11,38 Consolidated Fund to bear cost of hospitals Samaritan Home .. .. .. .. 23, 24 and charitable aid .. .. '.. 7 Selling-power of Boards .. .. .. 9,43 Continuity of office of Boards .. .. 1,7,23 Separate institutions .. .. 1,7,10,23,34 " Contributor," definition of .. .. 8, 10, 31 Settlement, establishment of .. .. 9, 10, 33 Date Act to come into foroe .. .. 5 Sites, power to acquire .. .. .. 11,38 of eleotions .. .. .. .. 9 Scamp duty, exemption from .. .. 10 Delegates, list of .. .. .. 5 Subsidies, reduction of .. .. 2, 7, 10, 27, 40 Departmental control .. .. 2,8,10,29,34,35 Superannuation .. .. .. .. 11,36 Distriots, creation of new .. .. .. 11 Tenders .. .. .. .. .. 9 proposed .. .. .. 1,8 T >wn districts, inclusion of .. .. 9 Drunkards in hospitals .: .. .. 11,36 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 9,31 Election of Boards, mode of .. ..1,6,7,19 Trustees, el- ction of .. .. .. 10,34 Trustees .. .. .. 10, 34 Vacancies on Boards or Committees .. 11 Endowments .. .. . • •. 10 Women and children, protection of .. .. 10 Government control .. .. 2, 8, 10, 29, 34, 35

Index to Subjects— continued. PAGE. i Guardians, appoinment of .. .. .. 10, 36 i Honorary medical staff, representation on ! Board .. .. .. ..38,2,11 Husbands deserting .. .. .. 10 Inspector-General to be member of all Boards 8 Industrial schools, committal of children to .. 10, 43 Leaseholders' contributions .. .. 9, 32 Leasing-power .. .. .. .. 9 " Maintenance," definition of .. .. 10 Maintenance, recovery of cost of .. .. 9, 33 Medical officers and matrons, appointment of 8, 29 Old-age pensioners .. .. .. 11, 37 Patients, treatment of, from districts in which there is no hospital .. .. .. 36 Police cases in hospitals .. .. .. 11, 36 Probationers, training of .. .. 10, 36 Property, power to sell .. .. ~ 9, 43 Rateable values, adjustment of .. 9 Rating on land only .. .. .. 11 Rating, method of .. .. .. 33 Remits considered and struck out .. 8 Representation .. .. .. 1,6,7,19,22 of Government .. 8, 19, 29 „ voluntary contributors .. 9 honorary medioal staff .. 2, 11, 38 Samaritan Home .. .. .. .. 23, 24 Selling-power of Boards .. .. .. 9,43 Separate institutions .. .. 1,7,10,23,34 Settlement, establishment of .. .. 9, 10, 33 Sites, power to acquire .. .. .. 11,38 Stiimp duty, exemption from .. .. 10 Subsidies, reduction of .. .. 2, 7, 10, 27, 40 Superannuation .. .. .. .. 11,36 Tenders .. .. .. .. .. 9 T>wn districts, inclusion of .. .. 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 9,31 Trustees, election of .. .. .. 10,34 Vacancies on Boards or Committees .. 11 Women and children, protection of .. .. 10

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