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Ler.
Governor's Secretary Levant.
ol.
Dyd Frederick Stewart
Act Colonial Secretary
Colonial Surgeon
Dr Augles
Jan 47.
Por
Government Civil Hospital Hong Kong 20th August 1880
In reply to
your letter of 31 ultimo enquiring whether His Excellency is to understand that the personal questions between Myself and Dr Wherry which I had raised had been dropped and the charges I had laid against him were definitely withdrawn,
I have the honor to reply that if in the future Dr Wherry is prepared to conform to the strict regulations of the Hospital which I have embodied in the files I referred to transmit to you for the approval of His Excellency in my letter of 31st July, there will not in the future be any personal questions between Dr Wherry and myself, whether the personal questions are dropped must depend therefore entirely on Dr Wherry's actions.
With reference to the charges I adduced against Dr Wherry as I understand from your letter of the 17th ultimo that His Excellency regards them as being too vague to form the basis of a definite decision by him, it is not my intention to proceed further with them unless Dr Wherry again gives me cause for complaint, but as they are in all respects true I cannot withdraw them.
I have the honor to be
Your obedient Servant
Mr B.C. Clarke
Colonial Surgeon
To
The Colonial Secretary
& Stewart
LL.D
Act Colonial Secretary
No 930
Por
Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong 4th August 1880
I have the honor by desire of the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No 47 of the 2nd instant and in reply I am to state with reference to the last paragraph therein, that His Excellency does not think it would be quite fair to allow such charges as you officially laid against Dr Wherry to remain hanging over his head and at the same time be withdrawn.
I am to remind you that you have not produced evidence except your own statements in support of those charges.
As you decline to withdraw them His Excellency's suggestion is that you should produce the evidence on which you took the responsibility of making such charges.
I have the honor to be