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In reply to your inquiry as regards the
appointment of Dr. Grone as Medical Officer to examine
emigrants to Mexico, and the allegation that in appointing him
as such, I was acting ultra vires, I wish to lay the following
information before His Excellency the Governor,
Dr. Grone has been examining emigrants to
Mexico and signing certificates of Health as Medical Officer of
this port for some years now. At times the certificates would
he signed by him at others by Dr. Jordan. The arrangement was
made by the Steamship Companies that were interested in the
transportation business.
In October last year Dr. Valenzuela arrived
in the Colony having been appointed Medical Officer of this
Consulate and he opened in this office the Mexican Sanitary
Delegation. The examination of emigrants in consequence of new
instructions were then made more severe, and altogether
changes were made in the working and new forms of certificates
were issued.
In January Dr. Valenzuela resigned the
office and return to Mexico, and his resignation was forwarded
by me to the Mexican Government at once.
As the business of the office could not be
closed, I appointed Dr. Gröne temporarily in charge and com-
municated the fact to the Mexican Government in a Despatch
dated the 20th. ṛanuary,
1908. In April the Government replied
to my letter stating that as the appointment of a successor to
Dr.