NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

1)k. Livnsw, Secretary of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Medical Association, lias kindly furnished us with the following nsnmi of the business transacted at the recent conference held at the Youny; Men's Christian Association Bui'dinop. This was the third annual Conference of the Medical Association, the fust ha\ing been held in Dunedin and the second in Wellington. The thiid annual Contei once commenced on Wednesday, the 23d ot May, at 4 p.m., and there weic present : Dr. Daw son ( President), Dr. Lindt.ay (Seoictar\), and the following delegate • — Dr. do 'Zouche, ot Dunedin; Dr. Thomas, of C Im-tduueh , l>i. Fell, and Di. F. \V. MeKeii/ie, ot Wellington. The Auckland memb'Uf weieai.-o present in laige minibois.

Iri sum vri vi. Aduki^. — Dr. Daw son delheied the pro*-ult i ;itfiil addict, and on the motion ot Dr. Do Zouchc, seconded b\ Dr. Thomas, a \oto of thank-? wa^ jkisschl to the Auckland members (or their welcome to the delegates.

Oruuu'is r.y Puow.— Pi. 1. 11. llaines w;\s elected a delegate to lejnoent {\\ntorbui}' ; Hi. Muomullcti, lor Ounodiu : Pi. Hooper and Dr. Storkwcll, Imereai»ill: \h: Walker and Dr. Robertson, Kelson; tho.^e dibtiicth which could not tend delegates h;i\in«j .--ent. in«tiuction>-. Dk. Mooki's l^i 'i vi ii.— A letter \\as lead fiomPr. JNJooie, homtoopathic juaetittoner, prote^iin^ against hi^ exchition liom the Association.— Jt \\a^ icsohed unanimously that the letter lie leeened.

O nvn u 1u 1 vi s i)i l)i vxiis. — The question of non-certitjinu ot death wheie no qualified medical practitioner has been in attendance, was discussed, and it was ie-ol\ed, " 'f hat this Association is of opinion that- in all cases oi death occuumg without the attendance of a qualified medical piaetitionei , it should be incumbent b) law on the h lends ot the deceased oi on the occupier ot the hou.se to lepoit such case to the C'oionei, to be dealt with as he nu^ht doom e\pcdient

lMoni'OiiVTiov — The ineorpoiation of the Associations a-> not thought to lie dephable, ami the question ot meoipoiatin^ the New Zealand Medual .Woluiik n with the BiitUh Medical Association \wi^ po-t-pom.d till the ne\t annual meetini;.

IS i \r Mi i TiNii. -It was reached that the next annual meeting be held at C'lm-t-ehuich m the '-ceond week of M.udi, 1889.

Y \u'i\~ mo\. — The question of the multiplication of public vaeenuiUH^ m an) one di&triet, and other mattoi - relating to the Public Health Act, weic discussed, bub no le-olution wa- passed, it ha\ ing been explained that these matioif weie m the hands- of the Ciovernment and would bo attended to when thej had lei?uio to open up the Public Health Act. It v>a^ revived, *' That in the opinion ot this. Association the i!o\evninent .shoukl be a-ked to open a station foy the of \accitio lymph tlraMn fiom the . df. '

(.'hh>koi>\m\ — An-.i.uiion passed, '• That the (icnemment bo ml\ l-ed to have cliloioclyne cLi-setl ji-> a poison."

Mu>k'\.L Act. — The pioposed Medical Acr, diafted for the A -social ion l>y the Committee appointed at the la-t annual meeting, \va> con-Kteied. Copies ot the proposed Act had been distiibutcd to all ihe blanches for di&cu-sion and amendment. A sleeping altuation was made in the bianch Medical Councils, a- piopp-ed in the Act. and the eoustitutiou of the (Jeneial Medical Council v,i^ altered horn being " a Council of legally - quahiic.l mi dual praetitionei.present at the -eat ol ( -o\ eminent- "to "a Council dt twelve medical pia' titionci- to be elected b} the ugi-teied piaetitioneis of the colony — four to luiin a (|uoium; the teim of oliice ot the Council to lie fne H'ai-, and membeis ot the Asocial ion 1 1 1 <_r ib 1 c ior appointment." The lu-t(SeueiaK oiin cil i- to be a{)j)ointed b} the l!o\unm mCouncil, and tor the piupo-e ot elect w.<j; the second and .-ucceedmii (iencial Medical Councils, the colony «,h di\ ided into fom electoral di-tiict-. The-e di-tnu- weie diNidul a- iollo\\->: — The eleetoial di — UicD of Auckland coin[>ii-t. the pio\ineial di>tiict of Auckland; eleetoial di-tiict of Wellington, t ho ] >i < >\ sticial di-tiicL ot Wtllin^ton, ILiukt^ iiay, Tuianaki, Xel-on and Mai lboiouirh ; Canteibui) eleetoial di-tuet, the ])ioMiieial di^tuets of tanteiluuN and \^i-tl,ind : Otago eleetoial di-tiiet, the (■roMueid di-tuct ot l^taijo. The<!o\nnoi iv-( uuneil will app'iint fcnelve membei 1 -, \\l\cn thcii It mi ot olhce i- about to e\pue, the\ \\ ill ,'id\ l-e the mcinbc i ■> lepie-mt inu each di-tiict, and the LiLti 1 v.iil make <u i,ui^< - ments foi election efthen mkci-di^ 1l mah aKo ie-ol\ed that the Kc.ji-4 iar(lencral -hall be the only pel -on authoi l-ed to recehe aj>plictition-. tor le^i.^tiation, and ib .shall be lawful for him to register mu'li diploma-, only as aie authoi ised b\ the(!cneia! Medical Council to be lej^i-teied. The ajiplicant ter ip^i--Itation need not apply in per-on, but may send liia diploma'^, together with the statuitoi^ declaiation that he is the pof-on de — cubed, and if the Registiar (ieneral has anj- doubt about the authoi it y ot the diploma?, it .shall bo lawlul for him to summon the applicant to appear in poison, and if necessary he .shall further confer with theCJencial Medical Association. OnocHu-c was altered to read thus : " If any poison or resident medical practitioner takes no n-es a medical title which ho is not entitled to take or use, he .shall, on sununaiycoit vicfcion, be liable to a ucrialiy not evceeding HL'5O for e\ cry buch ollence."' The penalty in ca&e.s of umegi.-teiixl j)Ci?on.s icpiesenting thenibchea to be legi.stcied, oi using any title implying that they are regisfccied, was incieafccd to -£50. On page 5, last paragraph, an alteration was made from, "with consent of a majoiity " to "by a unanimous vote of the whole Council " in favour of persons, who may have gicatly distinguished themfeehes, although no having a diploma.

Sanitary Laws. — Dr. Logcr Erson read a paper on " Sanitary Laws of New Zealand, ' and at the close id was resolved : "That Dr. Erson be requested to foimulate his propositions, and that the matter be referred to the branches, to be reported on at the next meeting of the Association in Christchurch." Other papcis of purely medical interest were read and discussed at the meeting, which proved a very successful one in every way. The- Southern delegates left for home on Monday morning last.

Don't sigh in church, is the latest dictum of the deacons of one of our city churches. What are repentant tanners to do when much affected by the sermon ? Young enthusiastic artist (innocently) : "I presume, Miss Fitzdook, you paint?" Miss Fitzdook (indignantly, misapplying his remarks) : " Sir ! Do you intend to insult " Young 1 artist (very much embarrassed) : "0, 'pon my word, Miss Fitzdook, don't think for a moment J alluded to the paint on your face."