HONORARY MEDICAL STAFF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 April 1908, Page 5

HONORARY MEDICAL STAFF.

4 . .. DISCUSSION .BY HpSI'ITAL TRUSTEES. THE SUBJECT STILL OPEN. ' 1 ;• lit ..was' oxpectcd_ that thoro .would: be,. an 1 interesting discussion ..on tho question, of tho honorary • medical | staff of . tho Wellington Hospital at. yesterday's meeting of the Hospital:: Trustees', - but ' tho -. proceedings were,. after.';all, comparatively.'iame.--'- , . :Th'e subject,'first';camG'up,on-a letter fromDr." Young, a former member of.-the houorary medical staff; who wrote stating.that ho had , served as- such . for, four. years ■ and nine , months,'and 'had,mado-nearly .1100. attend- - ances. . He the Trustees'shouH placo ..- on J record -'some, , reference: to 'his'' fro-. ' ' querit ■ and re^lar'attendance. He had' no aoubt that the: records ;would show that the , .'results of.'his operations-had; not been below : the.'avetage. He ; was not aware of.any com- •: plaihts ever having been made against :him by his hospital 1 patients. ■ : , The Chairman (Hon. C. M. 'Luke, M.L.C.) r said Dr. Young had. done splendid: service during;his. connection with tho hospital, 'and ' no i one ; had attended better to his- work.. .' He r riioved:That the Trustees' record their hearty appreciation of-Dr. Young's services, , .- ithe; same: .be ', recorded on - the . minutes." •; ' . This was carried. , Mr. A. C. Pearce had 1 given notice to move: ".That. tho-. appointment vof honorary i surgeons to the Wellington . Hospital be. cancelled on >the .grounds ;of oc-. .'curring ,at the meeting of the House; Committee on Thursday, March 19, 1808.". > , ! -The - Chairman ruled thatjthe. motion was . out-of order on the grounds; (1) ; that thp meeting could. ; not . review the proceeding's of the. House , Committeo, and (2) that tho.' . Committee-had not taken any action, in .'tho matter. . \ .. "' _ ' : - -. Pearce : said he would . try. to , framo , another motion which the Chairman would . /accept. ,- Meanwhile/ the,-ruling left,it- open, to- the,, public' to draw' any' inference they, liked. . .