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in the hospital . This Institution is yearly increasing and I think it would not be advisable
to appoint anyon
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- one in future who does not hold
1 Apothecaries Diploma.
eds there is no Government Analyst
is incurred in getting any here and great expense is incurred in work of the Kind performed I would suggest
that there should be a combined appointment made of itpothecary
to the Government Civil Kospital and Government Analyst, Hongkong. That the holder of the appointment should have the diploma of the Apothecaries Wall London on a diploma requiring examination in
subjeets similar to those required by the Apothecaries Hall, and that he should have a
special
certificate of his capacity as analyst from competent Authority such as any of the
or
some
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Professors of Chemistry attached to the Medical Schools. I think the salary should be £300
a.
year
year rising by yearly increments to £400 a with unfurnished quarters in the Hospital and the allowances of gas same as other officers attached to the Hospital.
In the meantime I would suggest
and coal to the
that Mr. J. C. de Senna at present deting
should continue to hold that.
as
Apothecary appointment until it can be filled up above suggested, and that Mr I. L de Sá should be Acting Store Keeper in place of Mr. I.C. de Senna both of them drawing the full pay of those appointments as they have to find security
and the work is no sinecure.
Mr. J. L. de Sá has been em
employed
in various
positions in the Hospital during the last six