MEDICAL SCHOOL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1925, Page 4

MEDICAL SCHOOL.

COSTLY R EQIHRE.M E.YTS. DUXEDIX, Xov. iVS. At a special meeting of the I'niversity Council. Sir Lindo Ferguson, Dean of the Medical Facility, presented lengthy reports on the needs* of the Medical School. Referring to the cost of the new buildings, he put this at possibly £10.').0!!0 for the library, tbe final-year block, tbe Public Health block, and tbe mortuary block, and stated that tbe annual recurrent expenditure would ultimately reach an .additional CRI.OOO. Speaking on maintenance costs, lie said that professors were being paid under three-quarters of the salaries given by the Australian schools, while the junior-leaching positions were blind alleys. lie estimated tiie total increases in annual expenditure (prolessors’ salaries at £1HI’I). to be: Anatomy, £1700; physiology (with the new departments in Biochemistry ami Pharmacology). £11108: Radiology, £180(1; Bacteriology and Public Health. £lSu(), though tills amount would be materially increased it the arrangement for die training ol technicians were to be terminated. Tbe Department of Medicine would require another £doo. and surgery an additional i. Midwifery and gynaecology should have ail additional or,oo. .Special departments would cost £10(1, library £IOOB, maintenance of buildings £ll>oo, direction of school Cl'JOil. Sir Lindo Ferguson further stated that the seltonl bad now attained such a size that the Dean should occupy the position ot Director, recoiling sufficient remuneration to recompense him lor his onerous duties. After discussion the Council res lived to approve the report as to the requirements of the school, die report to be pm into progressive operation, subject to such modifications in details. as circumstances might latei suggest, and that the scheme he forwarded to the Minister.