, 1888-02-29

which it was passed at End discussion.
The section takes number "6."
In the 1st clause, strike out the words:
"or to the corpse Inspectors the same amount
divided equally between them"
The Bird clause to read thus 'In every
instance where the corpse inspection is to be
made outside the town or suburbs, the ply
slclan is entitled to travelling expenses &C.
cording to agreement, which are to be paid
by the surviving relations of the deceased or
other persons rightly concerned, when the
physician has been called by them to inspect
the corpse, whereas they are to be paid by
the Public when the physician is called
ny the Pollcemaster to make the corpse in
Spectlon, or when the parties concerned be.
long to the labouring class and are without
means.
9.
The section takes number ~" but is
otherwise to remain as it was passed at End
discussion.
REMARKS.
Since the Bird discussion on the draft Of
ordinance concerning corpse inspection was
postponed by request of Government, confer
ences have taken place between Government,
Landphysicus, and the public physicians
concerning the question Of having the corps,
inspection performed exclusively by physi-
clans on condition that as travelling expenses
in the performance of the corpse inspection
among the impecunious labOuring population
IN the country, and for poor practice in the
country, a moderate fixed amount be paid the
physicians yearly. These conferences are
indeed not as yet definitely concluded, but
they have led to we'll founded hopes of a pos
sible agreement; and Government has CORE.
sponded with the Ministry Of Finances as to
the possibility of making the Public to take
a part in defraying the expenses connected
with corpse inspection in the country, and
has obtained the MinIstry's consent to
do so.
In accordance with this, the above proposed
amendments, which hardly require further
explanation, have been framed; it will be
noticed that the ordinance will be consider
ably simplIfed, inasmuch as two sections
are struck out, one of them being s 3, by which
most of the amendments adopted at 2nd
discussion are dropped.
The only amendments which remain are:
the provision made in Z, that the fines
accrue to the Colonial Treasury, and the
final enactment in s 9, that Government
prescribes the further rules for the carrying
out OF the ordinance.
The Governor said, the Colonial Council
is aware that the Government considers it
a matter of Importance to have corpse
inspection established here. When IN An.
gust last he gained the conviction that the
original Draft on hat matter, which was
based on economical considerations, could
not be carried, and that it was deemed
necessary for the purpose to defray some
expense from the Colonial Treasury, he
then took under consideration whether
corpse inspection should be performed en-
tireIy by medical men alone, which GER
tainly is the best method, but which he
had been unable previously to propose,
from a view to Our financial resources.
He then endeavOured to come to an under
standing with the medical men as to the
terms Oh which they would undertake to
perform the cOrpse-inspectiOn throughout
the Island; he was happy to say, that
his conferences with the medical men,
although they are not concluded, afford
prospects of an agreement ON moderate
terms; as soon as he had gained certainty
in that respect, he addressed the Home
Government seeking the consent of the