Hong Kong, 8th August.
12:30
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ho 953.
Colonial Secretary's Office
Your most obedient Servant—
F. Stewart
Act. & Colonial Secretary
To
Colonial Surgeon
Ler
instant in which
Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong, 6th August 1880
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 930 of the 4th
You remind me by direction of His Excellency the Governor that up to their I have produced no evidence except my own statement in support of my charges against.
I beg to enquire whether I am to infer that His Excellency attaches no value to the evidence adduced I have already produced viz.: my own statements and further what is the nature of the evidence which under the circumstances His Excellency has decided I am to produce.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant—
F. Stewart
LLD
Act. & Colonial Secretary
To
Colonial Surgeon.
Hong Kong, 8th August 1880
I laid your letter of the 6th instant before the Governor and I am directed by His Excellency to request you will either drop and withdraw the charges you made against your professional colleague Dr. Wherry or proceed to submit whatever evidence you have or think reliable in support of your charges.
In reply to your enquiry as to the value of your own statements I am to point out that the amount of value to be attached to the evidence on each side can only be fully estimated when the conflicting testimony has been duly submitted for His Excellency's decision.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant—
F. Stewart
Act. Colonial Secretary
To
Dr. Ayres,
Colonial Surgeon.
No. 959
Per
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hong Kong, 10th August 1880
I have the honour by desire of the Governor to inform you that His Excellency thinks Dr. Wherry's report (forwarded to him on the 7th instant) goes beyond the rules. It will be duly considered and that the matter may