HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PRESENT:—
29TH JUNE, 1010.
II18 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR FRANCIS HENRY WAY, K.C. M.G.
SIR
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL F. VENTRIS (General Officer Commanding Troops in China).
HON. MR. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary).
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second.! ed, and this was agreed to.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, Ly command of H.E, the Governor, laid o Committee, No. 3, and moved that it the table report of proceedings of Financ
adopted.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second
HION. MR. J. II. KEMP Attorneyed, and this was agreed to, General).
JION. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Colųnia)
Treasurer).
Hoy, M. E. R. HALLIFAX (SPere tary for Chinese Affairs).
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HON. Mr. W. CHATHAM, (Diretor of Public Works).
HON. MR. C. Mel. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
HON. MR. WEI YUK, CM, O.
IION. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C
HON. MR. E. SHELLIM.
HON. MR. D. LANDALE.
lox. MR. LAU CHU PAK.
IION. MR. P, IL HOLYOAK.
Honorarium
Regarding financial minute 13, the recommendation of an honorarium of £200 to Mr. F. Browne, late Governmen Analyst,
asked to vole £200 as an honorarium to NUS EXCELLENCY said--Council are
Mr.Frank Browne, late Government Analyt, who retired on account of | health. Mr. Browne was a very valued pub lie servat, and was one of those who never spared bitself. In 1887 be recommended to the Government that the laboratory should be pened for the use of the public on pasquent of fers, and that re- commendation has had far reaching
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MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of effects. Signed Sevrtificates by the Gov Councils).
Minutes
The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed.
Papers
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H. E. the Governor, laid on the table the annual report of the Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs, for the year 1915.
Financial Minutes
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. by command of H.E. the Governor, laid ou the table financial minutes Nos. 13 to 15, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
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ernment Analyst for the analyses of ones are received all over the world as a valid certificate of the quality of the ore, and the Colonial Goverment incidentally reaped last year no less than $16,000. I is not possible to increase the pension of an officer for the service I have indicat ed, but I think it would be a graceful tribute to his efficiency and utility if the Council voted him the sum mentioned in the financial minute.
HON. MR. POLLOCK-I have not re- ceived a copy of financial minute 14, relating to the vote of $5,000 on account of the Kowloon-Canton railway.
HIS EXCELLENCY--That has been withdrawn. The amount is on account of typhoon damage, and the full extent of the damage has not yet been arrived at
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Hon. Mr. Holyoak and Enemy Trade-Marks
gave
Hox. Ma. P. H. HOLYOAK notice that at the next meeting of the Council he will move the following resolution :--
two Sisters, Private Nursing Staff. This provision includes Sisters who would in the normal course be absent on leave. Two Sisters are at the present time absent on leave and it may be found nrerssary to invalid one of these from the Service.
3.It is assumed that the hon. mem- ber's seeund question is intended to re- That it is expedient that all trade-
fer to the Staff of Sisters under tho Provi- Medical Department generally, marks belonging to alien enemies and
on the Register here should be sion is made in the estimates for fourteen expunged, and it is therefore resolved Sisters, exclusive of two Sisters, Private that they be struck off the Register Nursing Staff, and there are at the pre- forthwith, and that subsequently to such sent time five vacancies, if allowance is trade-marks being struck off the Regis made for the retirement of the Sister who ter, that Section 19 of the Trade-marks
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Ordinance of 1900' be amended by is now absent on sick leave. providing that no trade-mark shall be registered, at any future period, which identical with, or so closely resembles, as to be calculated to deceive, one which has been so struck off; and that:
Section 3 of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance of 1890' be amended so as to make it an offence under that Ordinance to imitate or apply to goods any trade mark identical with, or so nearly resem- bling as to be calculated to deceive, a trade mark which has been so struck off." Nursing Staff at Government
Civil Hospital
As a temporary measure this Govern- ment now employs, to make up for vacan- cies on the usual staff, one fully trained European Nurse, one probationer Nurse. one Japanese Nurse, one Chinese Nurse trained in a hospital managed on Euro- pean principles, and two Volunteer Aid Detachment Nurses.
This Government has on several occa- ons made urgent representations to the Sheretary of State for the Colonies re- garding the necessity for filling the vacancies on the Staff of Sisters. A tele- gram was received in October last to the effect that there was no immediate pro- HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., spect, of obtaining a suitable candidate: and in a further telegram dated the 8th aked:
January Mr Bonar Law stated that the Colonial Nuring Association were un- able to say when they would be in a posi- tion to recommend candidates.
(1.)-How many Sisters are there now on the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil Hospital? What is the number of Sisters on such Staff borne on the Estimates for 1916!
(2.) What steps is the Government taking to remedy the deficiency in num bers in such Staff of Sisters, and when will such steps result in such deficiency 'being remedied?
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY replied as follows:--
1. There are now on the Nursing Staff at the Civil Hospital one Matron and fre Sisters; and two Sisters, Private Nursing Staff, assist at that hospital when their services are not required for private nursing.
2. Under the heading "Civil Hos- pital in the Estimates for 1916 provi- sion is made for seven Sisters and for
Application was thereupon made to the Government of New Zealand, who in due course replied by alegram regretting that, owing to the scarcity of trained Nurses, due to the large number on active service, it was not possible to spare any, for Hongkong.
Enquiries were also made in India, Japan, Shanghai, and Tientsi. Nego- tiations were opened three months ago for the engagement of five trained Nurses from Japan, and three of these are due to arrive in the Colony very shortly, their Enquiries Passage money having already been re- mitted for the purpose. received from India point to the proba bility that Nurses may be forthcoming from that country at the commencement of 1917; if there should then be vacancies.
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