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necessary for the adequate discharge of his duties, during his absence without cost to the public, I saw no reason for not sanctioning the arrangements Dr Ayres had submitted to me.
Moreover, had I interfered with arrangements submitted by Dr Ayres by appointing Dr Wharry, with whom he has not been on good terms for some years, Dr Ayres would have been relieved of all responsibility for the performance of his duties during the four months' vacation leave; and had Dr Wharry proved unable to undertake the additional work, I would have been obliged to make new arrangements, possibly at great expense to the public.
3. The matter was considered in Executive Council, and the Members knew at the time that Dr Wharry would probably object to Dr Jordan's appointment; yet they felt that they had no reason to refuse Dr Ayres' proposal, and they were strongly of opinion that Dr Wharry