*Consequently, out of the one lakh and six thou
- s a n d R u p e e s , w e h a v e a t o t a l o f u p w a r d s║
o f
eighty-three thousand rupees, in the bestowal of
which the Principals have acted under authority.
Medical College
Hospital ac-
count.
The sum of Rs. 2,100, raised by Dr. Francis
in 1866 for the relief of destitute native sick,
naturally amalgamates itself with the Hodgson
Fund, which was given for the same object.
5. With regard to the minor sums.
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4. Upon the observation of Government (paragraph 14), that—" upwards
of a lakh of rupees of invested money has been lying in the Principal's hands—
the proceeds of legacies and gifts to the hospital—the returns from which
have been hitherto spent upon miscellaneous objects without check or control;"
and upon the Inspector-General's remark (paragraph 20), that "there seems to
have been a disposition to accumulate such funds," I beg leave to submit the
following points for consideration:—
§ The amount of these two Funds
originally received was exactly Rs.
78,000; viz. Rs. 73,800, the Prince
Golam Mahomed Fund, and the Hodg
-son Fund 4'200.
D. B. S.
No. 413 of 15th February 1870,
from Government of Bengal, to the In
- s p e c t o r - G e n e r a l o f H o s p i t a l s .
No. 2726 of 17th September 1870,
from ditto to ditto.
No. 2578 of 25th August 1871, from
ditto to ditto.
No. 321 of 22nd January 1872, from
ditto to ditto.
║ The exact sums were as follows ; —
Rs. As. P.
Golam Mahomed Fund 73,800 0 0
Hodgson Fund
4,200 0 0
78,000 0 0
Hedger 3,439 2 0
Fagan
2,213 2 9
Elias
616 14 0
Wise
263 6 0
6,532 8 9
Giving a grand total of 84,532 8 9
The entire amount originally received was Rs.
1,06,059-8-4. I have already explained (paragraph 3)
that the expenditure of upwards of Rs. 5,000 from
the Hedger, Fagan, Elias, and Wise Funds, was
mainly authorized. Then it will be observed that
upwards of Rs. 78,000, § being the Prince Golam
Mahomed and the Hodgson Funds, have their
objects clearly defined and set apart, for the relief
of destitute persons leaving the hospital, under
the orders of Government conveyed in letters noted
marginally.
Ths objects of the
Prince Golam
Mahomed a n d
Hodgson Funds
have been de-
fined.
With regard to the Rs. 3,000 advanced to Dr.
Ewart, when officiating Principal, for the purpose
of enabling him to make ready money purchases prior to the existing contract
system for hospital supplies, our annual reports, and our correspondence with
the Offices of the Deputy Inspector-General and the Examiner of Medical Ac-
counts, as well as the statement made by the Inspector-General in para. 17, page
11, of the printed Report, are replete with evidences of the fact that, up to the
date on which I submitted the annual report under notice, the payment of our
hospital expenses has been fraught with many and great difficulties. These
difficulties reached their climax on March 1867, when the contractors took legal
proceedings against the Officiating Principal for
a large amount due to them on account of diets;
and although since that time our financial system
has gradually undergone adjustment, it was still
imperfect when I left, ¶ and consequently the sum
of Rs. 3,000 in question has, I think, justly been viewed as a valuable reserve.
Under the new system of contract and the increased rates of diet allowance,
(which, having been introduced in the preceding
year, were regarded as being still under trial when
I left the hospital in 1872,) it seems probable that
this sum of Rs. 3,000 may now be safely re-credited to Government; but upon
this point the Officiating Principal is best qualified to advise, with precise
regard to his present financial position.
There may remain the question, why has not Dr. Chevers sought the sanc
-tion of Government to expend upon some useful object the balance of the
endowments, consisting mainly of the unexpended proceeds of the Fagan, Elias
D. B. S.
¶ See last para. page 22 of my
Annual Report in which I solicit a spe
- c i a l g r a n t f o r t h e p a y m e n t o f c e r t a i n sums.
N. C.
This sum of Rs. 3,000 has already
been re-credited to Government.
D. B. S.
Advances.