On th« motion of Mr Reidi.e, seconded by Mr A. H. Norman, it was resolved —"That the committee take such steps as may be necessary to incorporate the society without loss of time." The meeting then adjourned.
HOSPITAL BOARD.
The monthly meeting of the Hospital Board of Trustees was held yesterday, and attended by Messrs Houghton (chairman), Driver, Reeves, Greon, Fagan, Clark, White, and General Irvine. The Finance Committee reported that the sum of £1253 IBs lid had been received from the Government—£ for £ subsidy on grants from the District Board, and £10 subsidy on dona tions. All outstanding claims had beon paid up to the end of May. The Government was in debted for the sum of £28112s Id on grants from the board and donations up to the same period. The bank passbook showed a credit balance on July 6of £178 9s 3d; deposits since,£2l Gs 6d; total, £199 15s '9d. The repayments for tho mouth of June amounted to £3S 10s. —Report adopted. Dr Colquhoun, hou. sec. of the medical staff, wrote applying for an electric battery and a miacroscopo for tho hospital.—Referred to the House Committee with power to net.
| It was resolved that application ho made to the Benevolent Institution Trustees to {provide for the transfer of chronic cases from the hos pital to the Benevolent Institution. UNIVERSITY r.ECTUKKUS. Tho Following resolutions were forwarder! by the Chancellor of the University for considera tion by the trustees: —

(1.) That the lecturers on surgery anil mcdlclneln tile university shall be ex officia members of the hos pital staff, and shall have charge of bede. (a.) That tho lecturer on midwifery shall be «

officio a member of the hospital etaff, and shall hava charge of the lying-in and gynecological*depart ments.
