I am not satisfied with the arrangement for carrying out the duties of Colonial Surgeon at Hong Kong, considering the rising importance of the place and the peculiar necessity for maintaining a good system of sanitary regulations there, I am disposed to differ from you in your opinion that it would be advisable to appoint a Civilian on a salary of Eight hundred pounds per annum.
I think it best to leave the Council; as there are no just grounds of complaint against Dr. Templetis, and so long as no complaints have been preferred against him, and he is willing to perform the duties of Colonial Surgeon at his present salary, I should scarcely think it right to remove him for the sole purpose of introducing a new and more expensive arrangement.
I am, however, disposed to consider an addition to Dr. Dempster's present salary, for ...
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I am not satisfied with the arrangement for carrying out the duties of Colonial Surgeon at Hong Kong, considering the rising importance of the place and the peculiar necessity for maintaining a good system of sanitary regulations there, I am disposed to differ from you in your opinion that it would be advisable to appoint a Civilian on a salary of Eight hundred pounds per annum.
I think it best to leave the matter to the Council; as there are no just grounds of complaint against Dr. Templetis, and so long as no complaints have been preferred against him, and he is willing to perform the duties of Colonial Surgeon at his present salary, I should scarcely think it right to remove him for the sole purpose of introducing a new and more expensive arrangement.
I am, however, disposed to consider an addition to Dr. Dempster's present salary, for ...
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Revised to standard HTML without markdown or code fences and with proper paragraph handling:I am not satisfied with the arrangement for carrying out the duties of Colonial Surgeon at Hong Kong, considering the rising importance of the place and the peculiar necessity for maintaining a good system of sanitary regulations there, I am disposed to differ from you in your opinion that it would be advisable to appoint a Civilian on a salary of Eight hundred pounds per annum.
I think it best to leave the matter to the Council; as there are no just grounds of complaint against Dr. Templetis, and so long as no complaints have been preferred against him, and he is willing to perform the duties of Colonial Surgeon at his present salary, I should scarcely think it right to remove him for the sole purpose of introducing a new and more expensive arrangement.
I am, however, disposed to consider an addition to Dr. Dempster's present salary, for...
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