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known him for very many years, and the Head of Sanitary
Department concur but unfortunately even the higher salary
offered (Rs. 12,000) is not sufficient to make it worth
while for Dr. Clark to accept. He is now on his maximum
($4,200) which with an allowance of $300 as Superintendent
of Statistics, and Exchange Compensation and $720 House
2738 [or
Allowance amounts at 1 s. 9 d. exchange to £738) or at
1 s.
94 d. the rate of the day to considerably more while
Rs. 12,000 would only be equivalent to £797. Moreover Dr.
Clark will be entitled to retire on a pension of £800
whereas he would be entitled to much less if he accepted
the Mauritius appointment. He does not therefore desire it.
4.
With regard to Dr. Pearse,
I
attach two confidential replies which I have received from
Dr.
J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer, and
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Head of Sanitary Department, to whom I
communicated the question contained in your despatch. I
have no intimate personal knowledge of Dr. Pearse, and I
have spoken with Mr. Wolfo whose position as Head of
extends Sanitary Department for about three years. He tells me
that his complaint has always been that Dr. Pearse is
apt to shirk responsibility. Dr. Atkinson on the other
hand speaks unreservedly in his favour. Dr. Clark would
undoubtedly