Forms, letters, ledgers, memoranda and lists related to Claims for Refunds or Payments related to health services. The documents are bound in the top left corner with cardboard covers. The number 8 is stamped on the front cover. The file is titled: Claims for Refunds or Payments of: a) Medical Expenses; b) Hospital Expenses; c) Funeral Expenses; d) Health Services. General Correspondence: See Separate Files (filed alphabetically) for individual expenses.

The documents include the following.

Copy of letter from Public Trustee, to Managing Secretary, Napier Hospital, dated 25 October 1935, re: no balance available from Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 8 October 1935, re: no fund for Mrs Carroll, John Foster needs further investigation.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to The District Public Trustee, Napier, dated 7 October 1935, re: Laura Carroll and John Foster, Wellington Hospital; List, Earthquake Patients in Wellington Hospital.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to The District Public Trustee, Napier, dated 26 September 1935, re: claim from Wellington Hospital Board.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 24 September 1935, re: Ngaire Keen, maintenance of earthquake patients in Hospital.

Copy of letter from District Public Trustee, Napier, to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 24 September 1935, re: claim from Wellington Hospital Board.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 21 September 1935, re: outstanding accounts.

Copy of letter from E T Rees, Managing Secretary, Napier Hospital, to The Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 17 September 1935, re: claim from Wellington Hospital Board.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 17 September 1935, re: outstanding accounts.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 16 April 1935, re: outstanding accounts.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 6 September 1935, re: medical expenses.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 16 April 1935, re: medical expenses.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 30 October 1934, re: Workers Compensation Cases, legal costs.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 27 October 1934, re: Workers Compensation Cases, legal costs.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 25 June 1934, re: Commitments.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 12 June 1934, re: Commitments, medical expenses.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 21 May 1934, re: repairs to dwellings, medical expenses: payments outstanding.

Memo from Napier to Hastings, dated 5 December 1933, re: Funeral expenses.

Memo from Hastings to Napier, dated 24 October 1933, re: Compensation claims.

Memo from Napier to Hastings, dated 24 October 1933, re: Compensation claims.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 18 October 1933, re: Compensation claims.

Memo from Napier to Hastings, dated 7 October 1933, re: Compensation claims.

Memo from Hastings to Napier, dated 5 October 1933, re: Compensation claims, estates, letter attached; Draft of letter, undated, from District Public Trustee, re: H B Earthquake Relief Fund: Estate of the Late.

Memo from Waipukurau, to Napier, dated 4 October 1933, re: Compensation Claims.

Memo from Napier to Hastings and Waipukurau, dated 29 September 1933, re: Compensation Claims.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 25 September 1933, re: Workers Compensation Act, Funeral and Medical Expenses.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 15 September 1933, re: Workers Compensation Act, Funeral and Medical Expenses.

List, handwritten, Claims, with names, type of claim and amount of claim. Three pages. Undated.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 22 August 1933, re: Workers Compensation Act, Funeral and Medical Expenses: paid from Relief Fund if result of earthquake.

Handwritten note, H B Earthquake Relief Fund funeral and medical expenses, dated 25 August 1933.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 22 August 1933, re: Workers Compensation Act, Funeral and Medical Expenses: paid from Relief Fund if result of earthquake.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 24 August 1933, re: Wairoa Gisborne Earthquake Relief Fund: funds to Ngaire Keen; Mayor of Hastings Relief Fund should have been transferred to Central Fund.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 18 August 1933, re: Mayor of Hastings Relief Fund: Mr R Long of Wairoa assistance.

Memo from Hastings to Napier, dated 16 August 1933, re: medical expenses: Miss Brown will receive funds, no more funds available.

Memo from Napier to Hastings, dated 28 July 1933, re: medical expenses: no more funds, request use of £400 in Hastings Mayor's Fund, will be used for other deserving relief.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 22 July 1933, re: medical expenses: £400 in Hastings Mayor's Fund, will be used for other deserving relief, more applications made for funds.

Memo from Head Office, to Napier, dated 20 July 1933, re: medical expenses: no more funds for further applications; funds for permanent provision held on separate trusts, not part of relief fund.

Memo from Napier to Head Office, dated 15 July 1933, re: medical expenses: names and their cases listed.

Handwritten list, artificial limbs, dated 8 February 1933: list of names and amounts.

Memo from J W Macdonald, Head Office, to Mr Coad, dated 22 March 1932, re: Purchase of second limb for persons who lost a limb as a result of earthquake injuries: two artificial limbs needed because the stump shrinks and changes, therefore, refitting needed.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 16 May 1932, re: cases without authority: Mrs Etheridge and Miss Loomes.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Napier Hospital, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 11 May 1932, re: no cases treated without authority.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 9 May 1932, re: cannot meet medical expenses for earthquake injuries except in approved cases.

Copy of letter from Chairman, to Hawke's Bay Hospital & Chairtable Aid Board, Napier, dated 23 March 1932, re: letter from Mr E T Rees.

Copy of letter from Chairman, to E T Rees, Managing Secretary, Napier Hospital, Napier, dated 23 March 1932, re: thanks to Napier Earthquake Relief Committee.

Memo from Chief Inspector, to District Public Trust Waipukurau, dated 10 November 1931, re: scheme for dependants of persons killed in earthquake, and those with injuries, no further refund amounts paid by Hospital Boards for relief purposes after 31 December 1931.

Memo from Mr Coad, to District Manager, Wairoa, dated 10 November 1931, re: scheme for dependants of persons killed in earthquake, and those with injuries, no further refund amounts paid by Hospital Boards for relief purposes after 31 December 1931.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 5 November 1931, re: personal relief for dependants of persons killed in earthquake, and those with injuries.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 5 November 1931, re: payment, details listed.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Secretary, Park Island Committee, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 4 August 1931, re: account from Palmerston North Hospital Board: expense would have to be met regardless of earthquake, therefore, will not alter decision.

Letter from Secretary, Park Island Committee, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 1 August 1931, re: account from Palmerston North Hospital Board, cannot accept letter of 25 July 1931, their premises destroyed, in same position as all other earthquake sufferers.

Copy of memo, from Head Office to Mr Coad, dated 28 May 1931, re: Christchurch correspondence and reply; Copy of letter from Public Trustee, Executive Officer, Central Committee, Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, Town Clerks' Office, Christchurch, dated 28 May 1931, re: Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund: cases will be investigated, will be attended to from Relief Fund; Copy of letter from H T Feast, Secretary, Town Clerks' Office, Christchurch, to The Public Trustee, Wellington, dated 27 May 1931, re: Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund: Mayor seeking financial relief on behalf of earthquake sufferers in Christchurch.

Memo from Mr Coad, to Hastings, dated 14 August 1931, re: Mr Grant's claim, Reardon & Wrights' account.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 25 July 1931, re: Island Park Home inmates will not receive payments submitted by Palmerston North Hospital Board.

Letter from Secretary, Park Island Committee, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 23 July 1931, re: account from Palmerston North Hospital Board.

Letter from Secretary, Waipawa Hospital Board, to The Officer in Charge, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 14 July 1931, re: S Burkin account should have gone to Waipukurau Relief Committee.

Memo from Hastings, to Mr Coad, dated 1 July 1931, re: Mr Rees, managing secretary of H B Hospital Board, and Mr Dobson, none of amounts listed already claimed.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 1 July 1931, re: Waipawa Hospital Board account.

Memo from Mr Coad, to Hastings, dated 30 June 1931, re: Reardon & Wrights' account: Hospital Board arrangements; Memo from Hastings, to Mr Coad, dated 26 June 1931, re: Reardon & Wrights' account: Hospital Board arrangements; Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 18 June 1931, re: receipt of letter, account.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 22 May 1931, re: account for maintenance of injured, details listed.

Memo from Mr Coad, to Hastings, dated 18 June 1931, re: Reardon & Wrights' account: Hospital Board arrangements.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 8 June 1931, re: list being prepared; Copy of letter from Secretary to Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 6 June 1931, re: request list of injured and sick people remaining in hospital due to quake; Copy of letter Secretary, to Arthur Jordan, Railway Private Hotel, dated 6 June 1931, re: receipt of letter, committee arranging with hospital board that all comforts are provided for earthquake sufferers still remaining in hospital; Letter from Arthur Jordan, Railway Private Hotel, to Sir, dated 2 June 1931, re: receipt of cheque, Molly Roche hospitalised with severe injuries along with many others.

Copy of letter Secretary, to Messrs Kempthorne Prosser and Co's New Zealand Drug Co Ltd, Victoria Street, Wellington, dated 4 June 1931, re: order number 2349 issued by Mr Fenton, Health Department being paid by Napier Hospital Board.

Copy of memo, from Head Office to Mr Coad, dated 26 May 1931, re: claims for consideration.

Two copies, Advice notice, from The Public Health Department, to Messrs Kempthorne Prosser and Co's New Zealand Drug Co Ltd, Victoria Street, Wellington, dated 10 February 1931.

Memo from Mr Coad, to Hastings, dated 8 June 1931, re: Payment of Medical Expenses: Napier Hospital Board arrangements .

Memo from Hastings, to Mr Coad, dated 4 June 1931, re: Claims for Hospital Services, Committee not in favour of claims handed back to Relief Committee for investigation and recommendation, the Hospital Board better suited.

Memo from Hastings, to Mr Coad, dated 6 June 1931, re: Payment of Medical Expenses, request Relief Fund to pay for medical expenses.

Ledger, Health Claims, dated 11 May 1931.

Copy of letter from Secretary, to The Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital & Chairtable Aid Board, Napier, dated 26 April 1931, re: cheque enclosed for £1238.5.10 in payment of account.

Copy of letter from Secretary to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 14 May 1931, re: receipt of letter, submit claims through Earthquake Relief Committee.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Napier Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 12 May 1931, re: compiling account for emergency supplies.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 11 May 1931, re: receipt for cheque enclosed, particulars listed.

Copy of letter from Secretary, to Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 9 May 1931, re: cheque enclosed for £3760.1.4 in payment of account.

Two copies, ledger, Napier Earthquake Relief Fund Committee Health Department, undated.

Copy of letter from Secretary, to The Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, dated 23 April 1931, re: receipt of letter.

Copy of Memo from Mr Coad, to Dannevirke, dated 17 April 1931, re: Sundry Hospital Accounts.

Letter from Managing Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, Napier, to Chairman, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 20 April 1931, re: Hospital Treatment of Earthquake Patients: all accounts to other Hospital Boards should be paid by the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board; charge Earthquake Relief Committee all accounts for patients of earthquake; list of patients to be paid for by Relief Committee.

Copy of Memo from Mr Coad, to Dannevirke, dated 17 April 1931, re: Accounts: seek assistance of local Hospital Board for decision on which to be charged to Relief Fund.

Copy of letter from Chairman, to The Secretary, Hawke's Bay Hospital & Chairtable Aid Board, Napier, dated 16 April 1931, re: accounts of particular cases, names and addresses listed.

Memo from Dannevirke to Napier, dated 14 April 1931, re: Audit of Accounts: Payments to Private Hospital and Nursing Homes, names and addresses of patients listed, unclear who accounts should be charged to. Two pages.

Copy of letter from Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Napier, to The Secretary, dated 19 March 1931, re: Account Murtons Ltd forwarded for payment.

Letter from H R Horsnell, Manager, Murton's Limited, to Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Napier, dated 11 March 1931, re: Sheep Dip order.

Letter from Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Napier, to The Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 18 March 1931, re: Account 14/6 Henry Williams & Sons Ltd forwarded for payment.

Letter from Henry Williams & Sons Ltd, to Clients, dated 7 March 1931, re: January statements; Central Warehouse wrecked by earthquake and devastated by following fire, Port Store and Vautier Street Store both ruined, but books and records saved; request quick payment of accounts; temporary premises in the Elite Grocery Company in Hastings Street.

Extract from Minutes of Napier Committee at Meeting Held On 3 March 1931: cost of removal of decaying matter referred to Health Department.

Extract from Minutes of Napier Committee at Meeting Held On 25 February 1931: cost of removal of decaying matter being met by Relief Fund deferred.

Extract from letter from the Public Trustee. Executive Officer. Central Committee. Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund to the Chairman of the Napier Committee dated 26 March 1931: forward to local committees or appropriate body; in any dispute the matter should be referred to Central Committee for decision.

Memorandum for The Health Officer, Athaneum Buildings, Napier, from Secretary, Earthquake Relief Committee, dated 27 February 1931, re: Claims for services rendered in connection with health matters.

Notes of interview with Mr Butcher and Doctors Ritchie and McKibbon, dated 23 February 1931: labour and transport organised to remove decaying matter from business sections.