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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1756, 22 May 1913, Page 6

"That tho matter re pathologist and bacteriologist be reconsidered" is the text of a notice of motion to be considered by the Wellington Hosnilal and Charitable Aid Hoard at its meeting this afternoon. It will be remembered that nearly a month a"o tho board was hastily summoned on tlv eve of the election at tho request of the of Hospitals (Dr. Vaiintine), who proposed that the instructions "iven io the Medical Superintendent of the"Hospital (Dr. Hardwick Smith), on leaving lor England, to engage a -bacteriologist 1):; cancelled, and that tho Government bacteriologist in Wellington (Ml. Hurley) be appointed joint bacteriologist, for tlie Government and the Hospital Hoard The arrangement included tlio use of til" l'ew bacteriological laboratory at thn hospital bv Mr. Hurley, the acquisition bv tho board of the Government s plant 'and an equal liability respecting «-ilarr« This was airroed to, and a cable was dispatched to Dr. Smith cancelling the instruction mentioned. o\v the ke\. 11. V-iii Stavercn, who has tabled the above notico of motion, wishes the new board to reconsider tlio whole position.

•V special meeting of (ho Wellington branch of the Waterside Workers." I nioii IV,IS held v;stcrdav for the purpose oi reccivius nominations (or rcpresenlahvcs it the Unitv Conference to bo held 111 Wellington during July. l l''or three positions IS nominations wore received, and it'was decided that the appointments will be made next week. Subsequently a general inectin» of the union was hfcld nt which proposed alterations to rules, etc., were discussed. , The Ilawke's Bay Fruit Growers Co., Ltd.. 110 Cuba Street, have _ nil announcement elsewhere in this ispiic, relating to the ?ale of fruit fre?U from the grower.