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Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, 12th November, 188[?].
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt on the night of the 8th instant of Government Order No. 2565 of same date, and it is with deep regret mingled with astonishment that I learn therefrom the view which the Acting Governor has taken of my objection to undertake medico-legal duties; the wording of the Colonial Secretary's letter having led me to believe that some discretion was left to me in the matter.
I have with difficulty remained at my post during the past hot season: once, indeed, I broke down, and later on had a letter written applying for leave,
The Colonial Surgeon