the following telegram :-
"Referring to my despatch "N:53 defer action pending "receipt of despatch by
2.
"next mail."
My
questing you
any
reason
for re- to defer taking
a
an
action on my previous despatch is to allow you opportunity of considering an application, a copy of which Conetow Jenclose, from Dr Bell, who * desires to be appointed to
the
vacancy
in the Medical
Department
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Department about to be created by the retirement on
pension of D. Marques, if the emolu- ments of the post
are
to be the same as those of Dr ~ Clark, which are stated in-
the paper of particulars al-
3.
me.
ready forwarded by
The Acting Colonial Surgeon, (D: Atkinson), reports highly of the professional abilities of D. Bell and states that the local experience and knowledge acquired by him
in