REEFTON HOSPITAL.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1557, 5 June 1885, Page 2

REEFTON HOSPITAL.

*. A meeting of the Reefton Hospital Committee, was held at the County Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, Jnne 3rd, 1885. . Present : Messrs G. B. Shepherd, (chair), G. C. Bowman, C. B. Kivg, J. C. Craig, W. Williams and the secretary. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and confirmed. The urgeon Superintendent's report was read aud adopted. A letter from the Colonial Secretary in reply to Mr Menteath's application for a building grant was received. It stated that there was no funds available, and that it would be necessary to wait until a uew vote was made by Parliament. The Visiting Committee reported having found everything, at the Hospital in' it satisfactory oondition,. and had given the steward authority to get repairs done to out-buildings. The following accounts were then presented for payment. £ s d Dr. Whitton, salary ... 20 16 8 D. O. Preshaw, -• ... 13 10 0 Jane Preahaw, " ... 610 0 John Chiiii*, stores ... 11 7 0 T. O'Neill, meat ... 412 10 T. Pattinson,* milk ... 218 0 John Corbett, bread . . 2 9 6 Inangahua Times, print- > Q •"* 0 inn and advertising / ' £71 11 0 Proposed by Mr C. B. King seconded by Mr G. C. Bowman and car rid — that the accounts as read be passed for payment. . A desu'tory conversatic-fpfrok place relative to the granting of admission tickets, when it was snggested that in fntnre that Rule 35, in reference to the same be strictly carried ont. Rule 35 " The Admission Committee to consist of five members, tn be appointed quarterly ; three to form a quorum ; they wil] receive and judge all applications for adiuissum previous to granting a recommendation ticket (signed by three of their number) to the Surgeon Superintendent." • Visiting Committtee — Messrs C. B. King, G. B. Shepherd and It. Patterson.