From a pecuniary point of view it would be almost better for him to resign his appointments and embark in private practice on his own account.
512 favorable to Dr Murray, and one of which he would most gladly avail himself. Indeed, the only fear I had was that considering the lucrative nature of private practice here and the fact that
12. Under these circumstances not seeing much objection proper checks, I recommended that his salary to private practice, under Sir
16. Robinson to Duke of Newcastle should be reduced from £800 to £500 with effect from 11 January, on his withdrawal of the restriction to private practice - A proposal of which Your Grace approved. Dr Murray's real Salary under this arrangement would have been £680 as I did not contemplate making any change as to the Lock Hospital, for which a salary of £180, as I before observed, is provided from special funds. I thought that the reduction of £300 on the withdrawal of the restriction was an arrangement highly favorable to Dr Murray.
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£300 would only be equal to about the fees for annual attendance upon 14 bachelor patients, the arrangement was unduly favorable to Dr Murray.
13. However, the principle of allowing private practice having been conceded, Dr Murray is now dissatisfied with the amount of the proposed reduction and requests either (1) that no reduction at all be made in his salary upon the removal of the restriction to private practice; or else (2) that his salary should be fixed at £500 including the Lock