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Questioned as to how it was that he was now unable to undertake these occasional extra duties when in June last at the commencement of the hot season he had volunteered with some assistance from Dr Marques to perform the whole of the duties of Colonial Surgeon in addition to his own during the absence of Dr Ayres, answers were in the opinion of the Executive Council most unsatisfactory, and confirmed the Members of the Council in their opinion that the first refusal to examine these bodies was wilful and deliberate, and that the only plea of ill health was an after-thought and put forward when he was called upon to explain his disobedience to orders. There is no reason for believing that Dr Wharry's state of health has been aggravated since June last when in the furtherance of his own interests he...