§ 17. Dr. DRUMMOND SHIELSasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that in one Colony certain surgical appointments are reserved for holders of the fellowship of a particular Royal College of Surgeons; whether this practice has the approval of the Colonial Office; and, if not, whether he will call the attention of the Colonial Government in question to the matter?
§ Mr. AMERYI have been informed that in one of the Colonies there is a departmental regulation that has the effect of excluding from consideration for certain surgical appointments candidates other than holders of a particular surgical diploma. I do not think that assignment to particular technical posts can fairly be based on academic qualifications alone, to the exclusion of other qualifications such as experience, skill and personal suitability. I am inviting the attention of the Colonial Government concerned to the question.