4. That in connection with any hospital having at least 50 beds on an average occu pied, there should bo a visiting medical stall and a resident medical staff.
5. That the members of the medical staff should bo appointed by tho Hospital Board.
6. That the visiting medical staff should be olectod for a period of from three to fivo years ; to be eligible for ro-election. 7. That the rosidont medical staiF should be elected annually ; to bo olgible for re election.
In clause 4, tho original proposal referred only to the Auckland Hospital, and ib waa decided that ib should refer to all hospitals in the colony, having at leasb fifty beds occupied on the average. It was also resolved to omit "consulting" staff from this clause, tho visiting medical staff being regarded as fulfilling all tho requirements of a consulting stall. A Press Association telegram states that tho Medical Congress decided upon several questions which they intend to bring beforo tho Municipal Conference which meets in Wellington dur ing next session of Parliament with the view of amending the Municipal Corpora tions Act. These ars> the necessity of establishing public abattoirs with qualified inspectors, the creation of a department of public health under tho supervision of a Ministor of the Crown, and tho advisability of strict supervision of dairies.
MR W. S. ALLEN.
DISQUALIFIED FOR TWELVE MONTHS.
