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Surgeon who becomes Superintendent of the Government Civil
Hospital under the new scheme, and the Senior Medical Officer
of Health, should each receive an ultimate increase of salary
commensurate with their increased responsibilities. These
Officers will have more onerous duties to perform than the
other Assistant Surgeons and should in my opinion be paid at
a higher rate. I recommend that their salaries be allowed to
rise to $4,800 or £800 instead of only to $4,200 or £720 as
at present.
6.
With reference to paragraph 2 of Sir
William Gascoigne's Despatch No. 298 of July 9th.
last. I 99shall report at a later date whether a Chief Clerk to the
Medical Officer of Health will be required under the new
arrangement or not, and generally on the question of the
clerical Staff of the Sanitary Department.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant.
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Governor, &c..