HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 899, 23 May 1903, Page 3

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

DOCTORS AND I lUENLLY SO! JET! i.B. By Telegraph—Press Association—

Auckland, k'.sti infill. A deputation of friendly societies waited on the Premier relative to the alleged hoycot hy the mcdirii profession, tui»*ng from she establishment by tbe societies ol a dispensary in Auckland. Mr Leonun stated that when in Sydney lie received oO replies to an advertisement fur a «oc,oi, hut when they found that it was .or Auckland -ocioties they all withdrew, notvvHnstanding that they were very anxious to c ,, lljr . They ail belonged to trie Lri.ish M-dicai Association. After ten days’ cm oui.-v he m iringed to secure ail up to-date Bvi-rviiririg was now m working order. He "icaretl that in future they .youi,i have to go to America for their

U'HM-ICU! Iljdfj. 'J'lif IVumier said at the moment there W's nothin" the Government oould do. It was entirely a matter between the societies and tin; Hritlsh ivied leal A.-sociu tin,.. I[a bait It very high opinio", (dine in. (iie.n incii in the colony, but though; those responsible fur tlio present position hud ad need tJ,e stains ui the metueai profe. si'jn in the color..y by the coinso taken. \ bo yen t Wii.i highly reprehensible ii that was the position, but it would nut he lair ( to judge ex parte, and he would nice to r.ruA' fJio othi-T side bid’orc CO.’jhii” *‘o ;i do- , unite conclusion. lie did not favor the esml.iishmcnt by societies of a cottage |,o pit,.l. The whole question icgarding hospitals was in a very unsatisfactory I state. The colony had to pay over 50 per cent, of the amount required, amounting from X'i.yiOU to .250,000, but had no say whatever in any respect in the management. They had an inspector, He could go into a hospital and find a wasteful ami extravagance state of tilings existing, and if llie Government were doing their du’ V they would not pay a shilling more, hut such”'.'us tlio law that they could not help themselves. If ids colieaguos felt with him they would have some say in the matter.