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Bacteriological Office by the transfer to British Guiana of Dr. Minett, The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services

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has been instructed to endeavour to obtain a Chinese for the

post of Assistan and it is hoped that he will be successful. It will not be easy to find a trained Chinese analyst, but the

It is co-operation of the University is being sought. obvious however that the requirements of Government alone

for trained analysts are not large enough to make it worth the while of the University to institute any special course of

training.

The gradual replacement of European by Chinese Nursing Sisters has been and will continue to be Government's policy. In the printed draft Estimates for 1932 it will be seen that the establishment of European Nurses has been reduced

by four.

Paragra ch 4. The Government while in sympathy with

the idea underlying this paragraph is not aware of any practical scheme of economy which can be evolved therefrom.

Paragraphs 5 and 6. It is not the intention of

Government to obtain specialists. The three University

professors in medicine, surgery, and obstetrics and gynaecology, are now definitely attached to the Medical Department as Government Consultants. This regularisation of their position.

will enable the Medical Officer-in-Charge of Government Civil

Hospital to draw their attention to any apparent extravagance in

the ordering of 'extras' in exactly the same way as he does

in the case of other Medical Officers under him.

Paragraph 7. The catering for all Government hos itals,

including Victoria Hospital, is by contract.

Government

is