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Anclosure 2
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C.C
14709
ATTORNEY GENERADS OFFIC
READ
27 APR OF
27h beauch 190′ .
Report on Ordinance //..
of 1901 .
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled
An Ordinance to provide for the better
enforcement of discipline among
the
subordinate staff in the Civil Medical Department
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to
the Governor's Instructions.
For some years past it has been found very difficult to maintain proper discipline among the numerous members of the Chinese subordinate medical staff, euch as clerks, attendants, ward boys, coolies and others.at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital. They number over a hundred.
Mere verbal fault finding is of little use while dismissal means having to train a successor, usually of a similar kind. The knowledge, however, that negligence and carelessness may possibly involve a small pecunisry penalty would, in many cases, prevent the necessity of fault finding at all, and would at least have a wholesome effect on the staff. On enquiry, I find that a similar Ordinance in relation to the Post Office subordinate officers, (No. 19 of 1896) bas worked very smoothly and with most satisfactory results.
Feigh Goodman
AltonaryGmural.