2
3
Surgeon as having been absent from his duties at the end of May without leave and that the cause
of that
absence was alcoholism.
In 1894 during the
height of the plague
1 lar charge
was
4.
In the present case
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" felt it my duty to bring
the matter before the Executive Council together with a
memorandum on the subject,
Cond: a copy of which is annexed,
a simi
fonel: 1.
9th June, /1896.
brought
against Mr Crow but as the
Colonial Surgeon pleaded
that overwork
was
the
cause
of Mr Crow's indiscretion he
was
let
off with a
reprimand and a caution.
3.
from Dr Atkinson.
The majority of the
Council in view of Mr. Crow's excellent work, the state of his health, and of the fact that although he had obtained leave of absence he had postponed it in order that
his