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condition, applicable to all the grouped Colonies, were
ingerbod to the effect that Medical Officers with local
for
blood in their veins are only eligible/appointment in the
Colony of their origin.
On further consideration Dr.
Atkinson has reported that he considers that the conditions
are so different in the three Colonies as to preclude the
adoption of such a scheme as he suggested. I agree with
Dr. Atkinson that it is impracticable to include the Ceylon
Medical Service. The formation of a Medical Service for
the Federated Malay States, Straits Settlements, Hongkong
and Weihaiwei presents, however, less difficulties and
might I think he undertaken with advantage. In the meantime
as the Federated Malay States, the Straits Settlements and
1
Hongkong are already in a manner linked, it occurs to me
that improvement in the recruiting of Officers for the
Medical Service in those Colonies might be obtained by
publishing a list of the Medical appointments in each when
calling for candidates for any of them. It would, however,
be
have to made clear that Medical Officers are not inter-
-changeable among the Colonies named except by selection
and that candidates have no claim to be transferred on
promotion