CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4] — Page 470

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Dear Sir,

Enclosure.

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Hongkong, February 14th., 1901.

A meeting was held at 18 Bank Buildings on February 13th., to consider the question of private nursing this Colony. The following persons were present:-

Mrs.. Leigh,

Mrs. May,

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Mrs. Gibbs,

Dr. Stedman,

Dr. Hartigan,

Dr. Gibson,

Irs. Dickson, Mrs. Hoare,

Mrs. Robertson.

Dr. Jordan,

Me. Basilton Sharp Dr. Gerlach

Xrs. Law

Mrs. Gascoigne,

Dr. Stedman was asked to take the chair.

Mrs. Goodman,

Mrs. Slade,'

The following resolutions were put to

the Mesting and carried unanimously:-

1. That this Meeting deans it essential that Nurses available for the Community should be procured from home,

2. That the Chairman be empowered to write to the Govern-

ment of the Colony, and ask the following questions:-

A. Do the Government intend to replace the two private nurses now here, whose services will shortly cease to be available for the Community ?

3. Will the Government inform this Committee what the annual expenditure has been in maintaining these two Nurses since they have been here ?

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That has been the annual amount earned by the 2 private Nurses, since they have been here ? and during what periods have they been employed ?

D. Is there any money available, from the

Jubilee Hospital Funds, for a Nursing Institute ?

I may add that it is the intention of this preliminary Meeting, when certain requisite information has been gathered, to call a general meeting of all persons likely to employ private Nurses, and if necessary, to collect subscriptions to form a guarantee fund, and appoint a permanent Committee to deal with the matter. The Meeting would therefore ask the Government to answer the above questions as soon as possible.

I am etc., (Sa.) F. O. Stedman, Chairman of the Meeting.

Bonourable

J. Stewart-Lockhart,C_K,G-,

Colonial Secretary.