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Islands. So far the negatives to hand give prints of great interest and fine quality. An order was placed with Mr. Melvin Vaniman, of San Francisco, for a series of his very fine direct photographs, 48 in. by 16 in. in size, of the various cities, harbours, and some of the tourist resorts. These will be used as a means of advertising. Impeoving Facilities foe Teavel. The Department has communicated very largely with hotelkeepers, steamboat-owners, coachproprietors, and others, with a view to improving the conditions of travel, and in most cases a ready response has been accorded, and the Department's suggestions cheerfully carried out. I have visited most of the principal and some of the minor tourist resorts, and would probably have been to more of the latter but for a serious illness. The demands made on my time in organizing two new Departments and administering them has also prevented my going to some of the outlying districts. Balneologist. In response to advertisements for a balneologist by the Agent-General on behalf of the Government, forty-three applications were received, and Dr. Wohlmann was selected and appointed as Balneologist to the colony, and is expected to arrive in New Zealand on the 7th July. Following are copies of his credentials :— Arthur S. Wohlmann, M.D.B.S. (honours) London, M.R.G.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond., Gurney Hoare Prizeman, Fellow of the Balneological and Climatological Sooiety, Member of the British Medioal Association, Member of Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Sooiety, Member of British Orthopcedic Society, Surgeon-Captain Devon and Somerset Royal Engineer Volunteers, Medical Referee to Royal Exchange and other Insurance Companies ; Author of " The Bacteriology of the Rheumatic and Allied Diseases," "The Clinical History, Pathology, and Bacteriology of Rheumatoid Arthritis," "The Clinical Significance of the Human Hand," "The Bacillus of Rheumatoid Arthritis"; Lecturer on Physiology and on Hygiene at the Technical Schools, Bath ; Lecturer and Examiner to the St. John Ambulance Association. 66, Great Cumberland Place, Hyde Park, W. Dr. A. S. Wohlmann's powers of work have been well known to me for several years. He acted as my dresser at Guy's Hospital, and later on was house surgeon to Mr. Howse and myself. He is emphatically a strong man and one above the average, and in saying this I refer especially to his powers of sustaining active, valuable work, his great clear-headedness, his excellent judgment and sound good sense. He has already had a varied experience in hospital work and ward-management. He held the very best resident appointments at Guy's ; and the appointments at Port Said and Bath show that he has already been found fit to be intrusted with high and varied responsibilities. His M.D., London, proves what attention Dr. Wohlmann has paid to medicine; he showed, however, an early bent towards surgery. The opportunity which he now seeks will, by intrusting him with patients under his own care, prove that he has mastered his subjects ; that he is thoroughly conversant with the modern advancements of his profession, a skilful operator, keenly attentive to the needs o£ after-treatment, a careful administrator as to hospital work, punctual and painstaking, one who will insist on those who work under him maintaining a high standard also. W. H. A. Jacoeson, M.A., M.B.M.Ch. Oxon., F.R.C.S., Assistant Surgeon Guy's Hospital, Surgeon Royal Hospital for Children and Women. Dear Dr. Wohlmann,— Royal Mineral-water Hospital, Bath, 16th December, 1895. I have much pleasure in forwarding (by desire of the committee) the accompanying certificate, and avail myself of the opportunity of expressing the feeling of high esteem in which you are held by myself and by the committee. I am, yours very truly, R. Q. Mainwaring, President R.M.W.H. The committee have muoh pleasure in stating that during the two years and a half Dr. A. S. Wohlmann has held the appointment of resident medical officer at the Hospital he has been most kind and attentive to the patients, and has discharged his duties in a most efficient manner, and to their entire satisfaction. Fred. W. Dingle, Registrar and Secretary. 25, Weymouth Street, Portland Place, W., 21st March, 1892. I cannot speak too highly of Mr. Wohlmann, M.8., 8.5., Lond. I have seen much of his work at Guy's Hospital, for he has been my clerk and also my clinical assistant in the medical wards. Sinoe then he has been house surgeon, besides holding the appointment of resident obstetric, and several special appointments. Mr. Wohlmann is a thoroughly hard worker and a most reliable man in all ways, and I oannot imagine one who is better fitted in all respects to hold a resident appointment at a hospital. There are those who can speak better than lof his surgioal capacity, but he always did his work in the medical wards in such a thorough manner that I am satisfied he is firatrate all round. James F. Goodhart, Physician to Guy's Hospital. 20, Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, W. Hearing that Mr. A. S. Wohlmann is a oandidate for the post of senior resident medical officer at the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, I have much pleasure in bearing testimony to his professional qualifications. He has been well known as an able and diligent student at Guy's Hospital, where he has taken a very high position. He was for some time my clinical clerk in the medical wards, and afterwards held under me the senior post of clinical assistant; and in both appointments he did his work exceedingly well, making most accurate reports, and showing a thorough acquaintance with all that was of interest and importance in his cases. As a result of this work he wrote some very able essays for the Gurney Hoare Prize, which he obtained. Since then he has held the offices of house surgeon and obstetric assistant, and has taken the degrees of M.8., 8.5., Lond., with honours. Mr. Wohlmann is thus fully qualified for a resident appointment of the kind he is seeking, and I am confident he will, if appointed, give complete satisfaction, both with regard to his professional and personal qualifications. Frederick Taylor, M.D., F.R.C.P., Physician to and Leoturer on Medioine at Guy's Hospital. 59, Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W., 24th March, 1892. I have much pleasure in bearing testimony in favour of Mr. Wohlmann's ability and good qualifications as a surgeon. I have known him all through his curriculum at Guy's Hospital, and I have formed a very high opinion of him. He was my dresser for six months, and aoted for a week or two as my houße surgeon during the illness of the regular officer. Both as dresser and house surgeon I found him most careful in his work, regular in his attendance, kind to the patients committed to his oharge, and thoroughly acquainted with the modern methods of treatment and development of surgery. Mr. Wohlmann's position at the University of London, where he has graduated M.B. and 8.5., and the fact that he is the holder of numerous prizes and certificates, have still further guaranteed his position as a first-rate man. I have great pleasure in warmly recommending him for any appointment for which he may wish to compete. H. G. Howse, M.S., F.R.C.S., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital and Leoturer on Surgery, Member of Council and of Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons, Examiner of Surgery to the University of London.

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