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I WREXHAM INFIRMARY.i

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I WREXHAM INFIRMARY. The annual meeting ol the Governors and Subscribers of this institution was held at the Infirmary on Friday (yesterday). The following gentlemen were present:- Rev Canon Cunliffe, president, in the chair; W. Overton, Esq, H. Southern, Esq, T. T. Griffith, Esq, F. Page, Esq, A. W. Edwards, Esq, Mr Snape, Alder- man Jones, T. Eyton Jones, Esq, Rev J. Dixon, and Mr J. S. Buckton, secretary. The Secretary read the following report :.1c.:h The Committee of the Wrexham Infirmary and Dispensary in presenting their thirty-fourth annual report, beg to offer their congratulations to the governors on its con- tinued utility. While last year a balance of 213 5s 6d on the general and indoor funds stood to the credit of the institution, this year owing to the large increased number of serious cases of indoor patients admitted, repairs to the institution, and leas donations than usual. the liabilities against it amount to the large sum of LBI 9a 10J. During the past year the number of out- door patients was 500 less than dnring the previous year. This may be accounted for partly by the greater healthiness of the past year, and partly is due to the fact that a system (carried out on a large scale) of at- tending the wives of families of members of benefit societies has taken place in the surrounding districts, and thus greaterfnumber are relieved at their own homes who would otherwise have applied to this institution for assistance, yet your committee is pleased to state that the large number of indoor patients admitted during the past year indicates that the real objact of the institu- tion as an infirmary is becoming more and more appre- ciated,and they would earnestly solicit additional subscrip- tions to the indoor fund. The new fever wards, the gift of onr much esteemed and ever active member of the committee, W. Overton, Esq, are now open for the reception of all cases of infections dieases (itch excep- ted). These wards will be made in some measure self- supporting, and admission to them will be by extra weekly payments. The medical committee have with great care drawn up a special set of rules for their government which will be submitted to you for approval and sanction." Mr Overton said he missed from the report two items. The first was that while he saw the sum of JB7 had been received from Mr Clayton as his share of the proceeds of a lecture he could see no entry of the other part of the receipts in the hands of Mr Lester. The other point was that no accouut was furnished of the monies received from the alms box in the road in front of the institution. On the first point the Secretary said he had not re- ceived anything from Mr Lester. Alderman Jones thought that they could not demand the maney it was purely a point of honour, and if Mr Lester was not amenable to such a principle they had no remedy. The general opinion appeared to be that as the money had been actually received by Mr Lester on the under- standing that it was to be handed over to the Infir- mary he ought certainly to pay it. On the other point a warm discussion ensued, Alder- man Jones and other gentlemen contending that an ac- count of the monies received in the box oaght to be pre- sented to the annual meeting and through it to the public, and the Vicar maintaining that he alone had any l control over it, as it was put up entirely at his expense, I and the committee had nothing to do with the matter, although on one occasion in his absence they had trans- ferred 220 from that particular fund to the general fund, which they had no right to do. The gentlemen contending for a statement of the fund did not wish, however, to take the control out of the Vicar's hands. All that they wanted was that the receipts and expendi- ture of this fund should be included in the general ac- count. During the discussion one or two previous minutes bearing on the question were read. Mr T. T. Griffith moved-" That the report and statement of accounts just read be adopted, and the necessary number of copies, together with the resolu- tions of the day, be printed and distributed among the subscribers, clergy, and dissenting ministers of the neighbourhood." He said the statements proved how efficient and useful the institution had been, though at a considerable expense to the funds. It appeared that the out-door patients had been some hundreds less than in the previous year, but there had been a very heavy demand on the funds for accommodating and relieving in-door patients. Daring the year they bad had a large number of most important cases, many of a most severe and desperate kind, that could only be relieved by being placed under the care of skilful surgeons. This fact exalted the character of-the institution, he thought, in a greater degree than anything else, and it behoved them to do all they could individually and collectively to increase the subscriptions to the institution, as work of this kind could not be done without proper funds. The Rev J. Dixon seconded the motion. Alderman Jones said before the chairman put the resolution to the meeting, he wished to move as an amendment-" That the annual statement of accounts shall include the receipts and payments of the convales- cent fund, of which the Rev Canon Cunliffe was a trustee." He found that certain sums had been received aud paid on account of that fund, of which the chairman had an idea that he had absolute control. Nothing, however, that had been read out of the minute book substantiated his position. All that was stated there was that he was a trustee of the fund, but it didnlt follow that a trustee necessarily became agent for dis- posing of the fund. Taking the vicar's view, however, to be the correct one, he still thought it was due to the public that an account should be given of the fund. It would be very prejudicial to institutions like the infirmary if an impression went abroad that all was not fair and above board, and that a full statement of all accounts was not given. It was essential to their pros- perity that this should be done. All the pecuniary strength of the institution was derived from the public, and they ought to have a fall account rendered them. Mr Suape briefly seconded the amendment. The Chairman said, before putting the amendment, he begged to state that the fund had been entrusted solely to him by the committee. He had put up the box at his own expense, and he was to have control over it, and employ it in ministering to the wants of those leaving the institution. At first there were few appli- cants, but there had been a good number lately. He had beea greatly aggrieved that in his absence the com- mittee had abstracted 201. from the fund without con- sulting him. As this seemed to be a board of conten- tion, he stated that he had no other object but to benefit the institution, and he was willing to take down the box at once. Alderman Jones said that nothing that bad been read from the .minute book substantiated the chairman's statement. It seemed he was only a trustee, and it was due to the public that an account should be given of what had been received and paid. The Secretary said the real reason the money was transferred to the general fund was because they were in debt, and it was thought the committee had control over the fund, as the rules stated that they had the management of all monies." The amendment was then put, when the following gentlemen voted for it:—Alderman Jones, Mr Eyton Jones, Mr A. W. Edwards, Mr Overton, Mr Page, and Mr Snape. Against the amendment:—Mr T. T. Grif- fith, Rev J. Dixon, and Mr Southern. The amendment was accordingly carried. Tne Chairman then remarked that he had undertaken to purehase a new bed at a cost of about jB5, and also a wooden leg for one of the patients, a poor woman who had lately been operated upon, and after that he should make over the box to the institution and have nothing more to do with it. Dr Eyton Jones observed that he believed the Vicar had distributed the money most fairly and judiciously. Still many people out of doors wanted to know what became of it, and he thought there should be a little statement male of it. That was the reason he voted for the amendment. Dr Griffith moved that "The thanks of this meeting are hereby tendered to the ex-Mayor (William Overton, Esq.), for his munificent gift of the fever wards to the institution." He said it would be very easy to enlarge upon the objects of the resolution, but he would refrain from doing so as Mr Overton was present. There was bat one feeling of gratitude from all parties for his munificent gift, and when they were all dead and gone it would be upon record that the fever wards were pre- sented to the institution by one of their own townsmen, who had erected them on the most liberal plan that could be suggested. Dr Eyton Jones, in seconding the motion, said it was only at the annual meeting last year that the idea of fever wards was started, and they little thought to have had them opened at that meeting. Everybody was anani- mous in praise of Mr Overton for the lasting memorial he had given them. He could have wished Mrs Overton's name had been included in the motion. Dr Griffith It is in all our hearts. The motion was passed unanimously. Other resolutions of a formal nature were carried and the meeting broke up.

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