VOLUNTEER NURSING SISTERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2508, 8 July 1915, Page 3

VOLUNTEER NURSING SISTERS

'TERMS OF SERVIOE. • . • Subsequent to their arrival at - jFrentham Camp yesterday, the volun r .'t?or nursing sisters agreed to the following Iconditious of sorvice:—(l) That tho sisterhood'undertakes the financial ::..,:i^jnsibiUty.' : for/tliw'.;firrt'..'conianig&fe of women for one month, and after that the matter of . financing ' thesisterhood nnd placing it under official authority should be fully- considered. (2) That the emorgency sister, Mrs. Black, should bo called to Trentham immediately. (3) ■ fThat the secretary shall. : during tho next month: arrange for bodiesof women iireach : <listrict;'of . New Zealand to be; • ready for call to' Trentham at ,the short'est, notice, and- that,'tlie New: Zealand iVolunteer Sister Society .all 'those' women as "medically.:' fitand pledged ,to fulfil tlio-. conditions ofs the Sisterhood. (4) That it be understood ;that, if any of tho sisters' givo any ■ trouble at Trentham or are proved to be 1 i incapable or? disloyal or refuse cheerfully ■ 'to conform to the working conditions. . laid down by> those in authority, they.i • shall be returned to their homes, sum-1 ■ • -.manly at tho • society's expense.- (5)"! That at the end of . one week from date 'the Director of Military Hospitals in- . form tho secretary of. .the society-lOf,, • the number of sisters, if any, required v for immediate service. , (6) That .the sisterhood provide all uniforms, otc., for , the sisters; eu&ject to the approval ;of • the matron., of. the Racecourse Hospital. • 'Later in the day the matron approved of the uniform already selected.- It was further arranged that applicants shall be l trained: by Dr. Jessie Scott before ,being 6ent to Trentham; and , that the : period of duty at Trentham shall be regarded as probationary, and-that only . ithose sisters shall: be sent abroad who _ ' -have; distinguished themselves - during that period •