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The Chairman.-Do you do any other work besides these duties in the Harbour? Dr. SWAN.--Yes, there is my private practice.
The Chairman.--How do you manage your private practice if so much of your time is taken up by Harbour work?
Dr. SWAN.-I generally visit my patients about 4.30 or 5 in the afternoon.
The Chairman. You have a large district in Kowloon ?
Dr. SWAN.--Yes, I have all Kowloon, but I have not all the patients there; my private practice is over there.
The Chairman.-You have managed by yourself up to the present?
Dr. SWAN.-Yes, all by myself.
The Chairman.-You are acting for Dr. JORDAN?
Dr. SWAN.--Yes. When he is here he assists me by boarding all ships leav- ing for America. I board all other ships and also examine emigrants from this port. To-day I had three boats to examine-one going to America and two to Singapore. The American boat had 44 passengers on board going to Victoria and Tacoma and those going to Singapore carried 263 and 479 respectively. I had to examine them all.
The Chairman.-How do you examine them-separately?
Dr. SWAN. Yes, in epidemic times I examine them more carefully. I don't examine them so carefully now as when there is plague.
kong.
Colonel HUGHES.-You are not a Government Officer ?
Dr. SWAN.-No.
Colonel HUGHES.-You are employed by Dr. JORDAN ?
Dr. SWAN.-Yes, I am employed by Dr. JORDAN.
Colonel HUGHES.-As what?
Dr. SWAN. As his assistant.
Colonel HUGHES.-And paid by Dr. Jordan?
Dr. SWAN.-Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-IS Dr. JORDAN away now?
Dr. SWAN. He is away now.
Colonel HUGHES.-You are doing his duties as well as your own,
Dr. SWAN.-I am not doing all of his duties. Dr. GIBSON is doing them in Hong-
Colonel HUGHES.-What sort of duties ?
Dr. SWAN.-Professional duties.
Colonel HUGHES.-Any connection with the Port?
Dr SWAN.-No. I am doing all the Port work.
Colonel HUGHES.-Dr. GIBSON is carrying on Dr. JORDAN's private practice?
Dr. SWAN.--Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.--Have you not a large practice over at the Docks?
Dr. SWAN.-Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-How long does it take you to go from the Police Pier to Kow- loon Docks?