As regards the obtaining sufficient accommodation by hiring Vessels, it must be obvious that the placing board several Ihips,
sick men on
which from the usual size of the
rissels which can be obtained must
be the case, is necessarily attended with the greatest inconvenience and requiring a Medical officer as well as other officers to be constantly present on board each, however small the
be, in addition
Detacht of men may
to which it is but very rarely any svessel can be found possessing the requisite ventilation, and the Principal Medical
Officer is very owverse to placing
vessel which
Rick
men on
board
any
does not possess this most rundis peusable property-
Again, as I chould not feelin justified in taking up Ships for
the
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use of the Troops mutil the in necessity for their occupation occurs,
I
"the
as
must necessarily take the risk of finding them in the Harbour, at moment they are required, well as the possible delay in obtaining them, at a period when the immediate removal of the sick on board chip, might be of the most vital importance.
The Principal Medical officer
with me in the absolute
fully
Concurs
necessity of having a ship permanently
for the
use
of the sick and convalescents, and the experience of the pact season has shown that even in the winter months, great advantages may
be hoped for from
such accommodation being available. course I am prepared to place at Captr Massie's disposal Storeage
of