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Mr. CROW.-It would take some time to train others. I have two Chinamen there now, U.I KAI is one of them and he does work for the doctors in the Hospital. These two Chinamen are in the Government service working towards a pension.
THE PRESIDENT.--And Mr. BROWNE gets a pension in due course?
Mr. CROW.-He is not on the permanent staff. If he remains on after three years he becomes entitled to go on the permanent staff and goes on for a pension. If be leaves in three years he must get a first-class passage home. If the Chinese leave, we would have to get other men. When I came here I had only one man and one Chinese pupil, and one time I ran the place with a coolie.
THE PRESIDENT.-Is the Lock Hospital closed?
Mr. CROW.-No; we have female venereal wards. The patients come there voluntarily.
Dr. PRESTON.-There is no Chinese in training now. ?
Mr. CROW.-No. We would put another man in training in the event of any of the present men leaving.
Dr. PRESTON.--Where would you get him? From the Hospitals ?
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Mr. CROW.-No. We would require to train one ourselves, beginning at the start and giving him a little Latin, and it would be a long time till he could be trusted. course, it would fall hard upon the other two men in the pharmacy. If both Chinamen left the Government would probably consider the advisability of cabling to England for another man. It would be a great pity if the analytical work should be stopped as it has been twice in ten years when we have been left in the lurch for several months.
Meeting held 18th March, 1895.
Present:-Dr. KNOTT, Deputy-Inspector General, R.N.H., Chairman.
Surgeon-Colonel A. F. PRESTON.
Hon. A. McCONACHIE.
Mr. J. THURBURN.
Absent. Dr. JAMES CANTLIE,
Dr. J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent, Government Civil Hospital, called.
THE PRESIDENT.-Do you think the medical staff of the Civil Hospital sufficient- for ordinary requirements ?
Dr. ATKINSON.-Yes; I think two resident medical officers quite enough, but I think two are required.
THE PRESIDENT.-Do you think it is enough for times of emergency, as in the last case of last year's plague or in epidemics generally?
Dr. ATKINSON.--It all depends on the size of the epidemic, in a case like last year's of course it is not sufficient. There is only the Medical Superintendent and Assistant Surgeon, and ordinarily I think they are quite sufficient. We arrange our duties arcording to the work in the Hospital. It is not simply the Hospital; there are the
Asylums and infectious wards and the Hygeia, if there are any cases on board there.
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