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Mr. MCCONACHIE.-Would you recommend dispensaries throughout the city over and above the fact that they can get free drugs at the Civil Hospital and the Alice Memorial Hospital? Is that not sufficient?
Dr. Ho KAL-Not quite.
Mr. MCCONACHIE.-Can they not get drugs at the Tung Wah?
Dr. Ho KAI-Yes; Chinese, but not European.
Mr. MCCONACHIE.-If European drugs were dispensed at the Tung Wah, would not that meet all the requirements of Taipingshan?
Dr. Ho KAI-Yes, of that particular centre.
Dr. CanTLIE.-Do you think there is any possibility of getting European drugs dispensed there?
Dr. Ho KAL.-Well, the Hospital is as much under the Government as under the Chinese Committee. The Government must have a voice in the management.
THE PRESIDENT.-If one of these licentiates were put in charge of a dispensary what salary should he have, if not allowed private practice?
Dr. Ho KAI.-I think to begin it should not be less than $50 a month with an increase in course of time. It is hardly to be expected that one of these men, who has had an English training and who knows English, should receive less than is ultimately paid to an interpreter at the Police Court, especially after having spent five years in the College of Medicine. I think $50 to start with would be sufficient and the salary might be increased to say $100.
THE PRESIDENT. He would not expect so much if allowed private practice? Dr. Ho KAI.-If allowed private practice he would make a great deal more. as I have already said, it would be dangerous to allow them to have private practice.
Dr. CANTLIE.-Do you think it is desirable to have a dispensary in Yaumati? Dr. HO KAI.-Certainly. And there should also be one at Shaukiwan.
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Dr. CanTLIE. Do not you think it would be difficult to superintend a man at Shaukiwan?
Dr. Ho KAL.—I do not see any difficulty in superintending them even if they were as far away as Canton.
Dr. CANTLIE. Should the superintendence be by the Government or by the College of Medicine?
Dr. Ho KAI.-Either would do. The College of Medicine would be much safer I would think.
Dr. PRESTON.-It would have a tendency to keep them straight if they knew they were liable to inspection?
Dr. Ho KAI. That is what I mean by supervision.
Mr. MCCONACHIE.--Do not you think the experiment might be tried first at Yaumati, and if that worked all right to extend the dispensaries?
Dr. Ho KAL--I think if you tried only one place first you would not see the results so well. If you want to start the thing the scheme must be well considered
beforehand.
Mr. MCCONACHIE.-To start the whole scheme would mean a large expenditure. Dr. Ho KAI.—I do not think more than $5,000 would be required.
Mr. MCCONACHIE.-There is $600 for salaries alone.
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