officials, approving the statement inclusion of this expenditure in the Estimates subject to similar consideration in connection with the whole question of the financial position of the Colony, but pointing out that the proposed creation of a Sanitary Committee will require special examination.
2. At the time when I sent this telegram, I considered that it would probably prove inadvisable to separate the Medical and Sanitary Depts and that a better alternative might be to relieve the Principal Civil Medical Officer of his duties as Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, but I have since given further attention to the conjoint report by Dr Chadwick and Professor Simpson enclosed in your despatch No. 29211/02 of the 12th of June, and I find the arguments put forward in favour of the appointment of a Sanitary Commissioner, which were personally supported by Professor Simpson, very strong.