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! I expected him to perform medico-legal duties during the short time that Dr Marques will be absent.
5. In reply Dr Wharry stated that with every desire to meet the wishes of the Acting Governor on the subject, Enclosure
I am quite unable to undertake any further duties and responsibilities than I am already charged with.
The care of the sick in the Civil Hospital and the charge of the Establishment take my powers both mental and physical to the utmost, and while no word of encouragement or support ever reaches me, the least suspicion of neglect or mismanagement suffices to call forth sharp censure from His Excellency.
In the event of the Navy being unable to furnish the required assistance I venture to suggest that, as Dr Ayres will only require