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HE~ATHCOTE; IIOSPITALT
C9MMIIt'TPEi MC~ETPING.
Tccsdays.3rd~tngest, 1880.
Present-The Presiden,'nt, 1endMsrs. Mann
eonl, Kiearney,. Lewidi. Jamieson, Pebney,
Chlristie, andi Lee,
*'he m~inutes of the previous meeting; were
adannd confirmed.
The Secretary said that the~paticnt, Bakcr,
had not yct left thoe Hospital;. Thg.Wa~rder,.
on heing calledl in, stated that Dr. Scobell
had eamninel Baker and decidcd thant he was
unfit to senld out during· the coidweather.
With reference to the patient reqluiring: a
wmoodlen leg, the Secretary statedl that he.(the
~patient) wasy dissatisfied when he found; thiey
were not going to get him one, and h~e had1
wrjItte3; for a leg. on thle understandingr that
-if it diii s~ot suit it would ho takenl hack, and
hand rece~ived a reply fron Armstrong and
Garllghnler to, the effe.ct thant they couildsulpply
one whieh.mhey~ thloughlt wondl dlo. for £C3 lps.
'1 lie P'rod lest n~ote tha~t drugs m'eqmirsrl
byr the Mlciii 0 ultcer he procured. Sesondedct
hv lr. Kfa;rnlev. and lcarried..
Thle Treasurer's repwt was~ real,:r~ a lnd th~e
mo~tion of Mr5 Lree, s~econdedly hy r. Maiilson,
receivedli
A letter wasJ rcad~froml the M~edical Ofi:cer,
to the effect thant hishellint was not yet eaf-'
liciently recoverel to~enab~le him to perform
his duties, amid askingi for. a further leave of
ahoence of tsvo nsoiith ; also that Dr·. Scobell
hlad stateil his wrillingea·so to. perform, the
;doltes for that hose, or for a longer period..
rlie Presidecnt stated thlat Dr. Scobell bmam
informedl him chat he was w-illingi to tukg
:chargec of thle hlooiltal frimim mnonthl to mlonth.
MUr. Dehncy sautl D~r. Scobell was williisgR
to tmmke charge for three emontlis.
Mu-r. Lewis moved thant the request bu
acerled~t~o. Seconded b~y dir. Kearney, and car
neicl.
lIt. Lee moved that Dr. Scobell be ap
pointed Acting: M~edical Olhicer. Seconded
by Mrr. Cbhrfs~tie, apl curriedl.
FINAXiCE.
Tuge. following. ascounto were passed for
payment :
MIedical Officer. £12 l0s; IYarder, £4 3o
4u1 ;. Maltronl, £3· 60 Sdc; t-lnmmsemuaill, £2 Is
4dt;. G.,W; il!ibinssn, £C1 4s ;. hrookes, £1L
Levis, £4 lji~s Cd.;: Wa:lker.,. £3 9s 9u1 Ah
Troon. 12s: Debmieg, £i-L~s ld ; Long, £1 Is
l11d Cix;, £7; Keene, £·1 I~fs 31; Mloore,
Christie, & Sp~imies, £1lb I d.
The adidress in reply· to the. Govemrnpr's
epeech wans nioved ii, the. Legislative Council
by M~r. Mancaimsnail secendecd hy ~r 4lpri
imer. Mlr Ma~csin dweht,.ium thoughtful anml
seriouls tones, on the imlserative. gecessity of
cultting bselon our ectavagannt expenditl~.sm
He den referreil to the Edu~cationl Act, amid
immtimated'very damnhyl thart, accoriling: to his
view, the system, sebich hard been in operation
simmee 1672 nose cailledl for amnihmee urt ha a
direction pleasing not emily to Caltholics. but
also to large numbers of EI~iseopahiao~s, Pres.
hyterians, and Weal,hyans.-~" Argus."
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