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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 5, 1914.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 4), dated the 23rd April, 1914, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council in connection with Financial Minute No. 12.
Question-put and agreed to.
QUESTIONS.Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following Questions:---
1. When was the decision arrived at to increase the staff of the Medical Department by two Probationers instead of by two Sisters; between what dates were the Probationers advertised for, and in what newspapers?
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2. Has it been found by the Government, as the result of experience, that it is an easy matter to engage Probationers possessing satisfactory qualifications? Do not such Probationers, as a rule, require, during the first year of their engagement, to be carefully supervised by the Sisters?
3. In the year 1913 how many Military women and children were cared for in the Government Hospitals, and what fees did the Government receive in respect of such cases? Has there been any, and, if so, what increase in the Govern- ment Nursing Staff, and when, since the Government took over the care of such cases from the Military Authorities?.
4. How many Sisters are there now on the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil Hospitals? Are two of such ~isters liable to be sent down to the Kennedy Town Hospital to nurse small-pox and other infectious diseases, and are two more of such Sisters attending for the greater part of their time to the nursing of private cases in different parts of the Colony?
5. How
many Probationers are there now on the Government Nursing Staff, and how many were there on the 23rd October, 1913, and the 23rd April, 1914, respectively?
6. When will the vacancies, which were caused by the marriages of two Sisters in April, 1914, be filled up? How long before such marriages did the Govern- ment know that they would take place, and has the Government taken any and what steps to fill up such vacancies and when?
7. What is the maximum number of beds which a Sister on night duty has attended
to since the 1st May, 1973?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
MOTION. Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following motion :-
That the Governor-in-Council be requested to nominate (under the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886), five Unofficial Justices of the Peace as Commis- sioners for the purpose of instituting, making and conducting an enquiry as to the sufficiency in numbers, efficiency, and organisation of the Nursing Staff at the Government Hospitals and as to their terms of service, pay and allowances?
Mr. HEWETT addressed the Council and seconded.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
On the motion being put to the vote it was declared lost, six members voting against and five-Mr. WEI YUK, Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. HEWETT, Mr. SHELLIM and Mr: LAU CHỮ PAK-for the motion.
OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for more effectually preventing the Publication of Obscene Books, Pictures and other Articles.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.