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harmonious cooperation in devising and carrying out quarantine and other measures for protecting the public health. Dr Wharry's antecedents, as I stated to the Executive Council, do not warrant me in expecting such prompt and harmonious cooperation from him. I have only to refer to the correspondence quoted in paragraph 3, in confirmation of this statement. On the contrary, I feel justified in anticipating that in every case in which the other members of the Sanitary Board did not share his own views, he would be obstructive and quarrelsome and would evade all responsibility.
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We are not on good terms with Mr MacCallum, one of the members of the Board, and the Surveyor-General (Mr Price), the President of that Board, informs me he has, for a long time past, made a point of having no direct communication with Dr Wharry in order to avoid unpleasant discussions.
10. As regards the subordinate members of the Civil Service who are