THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1896, Page 5

THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.

PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS

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Duxedix, this day. The Medical Conference met yesterday afternoon. The election of the next president, and the place of meeting of the next Congress were adjourned till Saturday. A proposal to lorm an Australasian Medical Association foi the main purpose of producing one-medical journal for the colonies was negatived after a lively discussion by 42 to 26 in favour of an amendment for,continuing the negotiations instituted at the last Congress. A memorial from the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Victoria, with reference to the Contagious Diseaaos Act, was referred for purposes of discussion to the public health section.

The members oF the Congress were entertained at luncheon by the Mayor, The Governor, the Premier, the Colonial Treasurer, Bishop Neville, Father Lynch. Che local members of the Legislature, and many members of, the local bodies attended. ■ Hia Excellency, in replying to the toast of his health, expressed hia please at being present, and his respect for the profession. The toast of " Ministers and the Legislature " fell to Mr Justice Williams, who remarked that the colony had reason to be proud of its Legislature. All would ugree that Ministers had brought to bear on the administration, diligence, attention and devotion to duty. The Premier, having expressed his pleasure at the hearty manner in which the toasb waa received, welcomed, on behalf of the people of the colony, thoße men who made-personal sacrifices, and went to great expense in order to be present, and whose sole object was to do good to suffering humanity. . Dr. Batchelor, the President, replied to the toasb of " The Medical Congress."

In the evening tho inaugural ceremony took place in the Choral Hall, which was crowded to excess. The Governor presided, and declared the Congress open, delivering a ehorb speech. The Premier welcomed visitors, and dwelt upon- the nabural attractions of New Zealand, expressing the belief that the assemblage of the Congress would, for thab reason, result profitably bo the colony, ac well as to the visitors. Dr. Batchelor, the President;, delivered the inaugural address, in the course of which he hinted ait the desirability of extending the course of professional braining.