PRESENTATION TO DR. FERGUSON AND 

 LECTURE BY DR. BEEBE. 



October 15th 1917. 



On the occasion of the lecture which was given by Dr. C W. Beebe in 

 the Reading Room of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society, 

 His Excellency the Governor, Sir Wilfred Collet, K.C.M.G., presented to 

 Dr. J. E. A. Ferguson the medal of the Davson Research Fund for 1917. 



The fund was established about three years ago by the Davson 

 Family as a memorial to the late Sir Henry Davson and the medal, which 

 is a beautiful one made of gold, is to be awarded every three years 

 through the local branch of the British Medical Association for the best 

 work on medical research in the colony. Dr. Ferguson has clone a large 

 amount of useful work in the Peter's Hall Medical District where he has 

 been stationed for several years and he has the honour of being the first 

 winner of the medal. 



There was a large and representative gathering at the lecture and 

 before Dr. Beebe commenced his discourse His Excellency said that the 

 first thing they were going to do was to present to Dr. Ferguson the 

 medal which he had won, but before doing so he would call on Dr. 

 Conyers to say a few words about the circumstances and conditions under 

 which the medal was given. 



In response to the call Dr. Conyers said : 



1. The old established firm of Messrs. Davson & Co., desiring to mark 

 the centenary of the firm's existence in the colony, by the establishment 

 of aprize fund, indicated their willingness to hand over to the Govern- 

 ment a sum of £500, to be known as The Davson Centenary Fund, to be 

 administered by a Committee appointed by the Governor, in the follow- 

 ing manner : 



(a) That a sufficient sum be set aside from the interest accruing to 

 pay for a gold medal, to be awarded every 3 years, to the Medical Officer 

 who has done most for the colony by medical research into the health 

 and hygiene of its inhabitants. 



( b) That the balance of interest be allocated as a donation, to what- 

 ever organisation or fund for the improvement of health or amelioration 

 of disease in the colony, the Committee may decide on, as being most in 

 need of and deserving of support (e.g. organisations such as the Tuber- 

 culosis Dispensary or the Baby Saving League). In this connection 

 Messrs. Davson suggest that the winner of the gold medal be invited to 

 express his views, as to the allocation of the donation for the year in 

 which he has won the medal. 



2. This most generous offer was accepted by the Government and a 

 Committee consisting of the Hon. Dr. Wise, Surgeon General, Profeisor 



