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sooner or later in a collision.
Private practitioners would, as in England, gladly visit the Government Hospital to study important and interesting cases, and would thus assist the Superintendent and would in serious cases relieve him of much of the responsibility of which he complains. But I am informed that they are deterred from so doing through their unwillingness to expose themselves to the effects of Dr. Wharry's peculiar and unfortunate temper.
I would beg to refer to my despatch No. 216 of 23rd June last on this subject.
34. On Dr. Wharry's behalf, I will, however, say this: that his irritable temper is, in Dr. Ayres' opinion, probably a result of latent heart disease from which he has been for years suffering.
35. Either the work at the Hospital is too heavy for one medical man in health, or it is not. Both Dr. Ayres and...