HOSPITAL COMMITTEE.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 21 April 1880, Page 2

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE.

♦ The firs! meeting of tho new Hospital Committee whs held at Mr M'Gaffln's office on Monday evening last. Present : Messrs Guliine (in the chair) Til brook, Wis?, Patterson, Caples v Aiken, J Coben, Connolly, Wf»Uaee, and Collings. The minutes of the last meeting were rearl and confirmed. It was decided to defer the appointment of auoitor. A discussion here took place respecting tho salajy of the secretary — one or two ol the membprs of the committee being in favor o f redwing the amount at pre« «*cnt paid, owing to the falling off in the revenue of tbe institution. Mr >.T'Giffin in answer to a question said, he fully recognised the fact ihat the district was now .much poorer than whpn the salary was first fixed in Mr M'Lean's time, but as tbe clerical work attached to the appointment had rather increased than diminished, and aa he could not but regard the present remuneration as already quite inadequate, it .would be inconsistent on his part to accept sny teduction. However, to meet tbe interests of the institution, if the c n mtniltee thought proj'pr to appoint Mr B'>vd bis -{Mr M'Gnifm'<) cWlr to the r>ffio» of •secretary, that gent'emnn wnuld no doubt accept i small reduction, nn'l thi* businp«s could be .carried on I y biia during ofEce hours as hitherto. H", Mr M'Gaffin, would also be prepared lo place his office at tbe use of tbe committee as hereto* fore. • Mr M'Gaffin's offer was accepted, and a vote of thanks eodially passed io Lira. Resolved that Mr J, M'Gaffio be ap»

porite d hon. treasurer to the iusti'ution. Iliscnso'on nvose. re the supply of dro^s iV.nn Wellipetnn aDd the dUp«*o«u^ o( thorn, and a left, r wax reid from Dr Thorpe aareeincr to assist Tie Wef.i-nvin it d'S' engine;. }.'essr= Wiso, C'^e*. .AiUen. and C-M---fr>,rs \rere aj -poii- to<! a te->d<?r ccnimittre. ''lie Fi'!'owinif rnHec'ors trprc appiinhj Tnr ise (!'ffi'»«nt rar ( « of the flistric 1:---"^.'Verfon: ! We«sr< Witp. Ci'lUnQf?, Aiken, Hni r>n. M'Gafß" and TiHiwok. 'Tnans^'" 13 Wile" . Messrs Gallagher Bro«.. !?. Cnia. and Courtiicy. """]\rnpwl l)y Mr Tifbrnnk, spfcn^e^ by Mr Caples, ' Thit a comm :t t<>e of !i)rfp m^wbeT'S wlio wev« not on t!i<? la*p fcmrnit'ep, namplv, Messrs Pattprso-i, C->1« hng«!, and A'ifpn. I)« appnin'e^ f"r (lip purpose oT inres'igst'nir tlie mninfenanre cost of patients per henA per week ! or the tweW* 1 months end?d 31st Msreh, 18^0, and also the cost of patients per week for medical comforts Hurins the same period —to report in writing at the next meeting nf <he genera! committee.'— Carried, Eesolvpd that Messrß M'Gaffin, Aiken. and Tilbroolc, be appointed a committee to drnw up an nprpetnent with Dr Tiiorpe appoio'ins him Surgeon* Superintendent of the Rpefton Hospital. Epsolvpd that Messrs Wise, Collings, Caplps?, and Connolly, be a committee to revise and draw up a code of Kules ff-r the anidnnce of the Hospital, and snt* rait 'hpm to the committee. On the motion of Mr Aiken, seconded by Mr M GafHn, a vote of thanks was pf.ssp'l to the late President Messrs Aiken and Patterson were empowered to sign cheques on behalf of the committee.