CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 373

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that Her Majesty's Government may grant a sum at least equal to the donation of Mr. Harjeethey Rustamjee, and also a sum to increase the monthly allowance of Two Hundred Dollars to keep up the requisite establishments, as well as to provide medicines, hospital furniture, &c.

When the whole of the monthly allowance is expended, I would propose that the balance should be carried to the credit of the Hospital Fund; that the expenditure should be audited once a quarter by a Committee (of which the Colonial Surgeon and one or two other Officers of Government should be ex-officio Members) and submitted to the Governor in Council for final sanction;

and that defined rules as to the admission of patients, the stoppages (where they are in the pay of Government) to be made from patients, and other requisite details, should be framed and promulgated under the same authority and sanction.

Should it be thought advisable hereafter to meet the expenses of both the Seamen's and General Hospitals by appropriating to that object the rents accruing from marine lots situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the Hospitals - a plan which is alluded to in some of the letters already quoted - there is no doubt but this might be done. I come, however, disposed to...

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that Her Majesty's Government may grant a sum at least equal to the donation of Mr. Harjeethey Rustamjee, and also a sum to increase the monthly allowance of Two Hundred Dollars to keep up the requisite establishments, as well as to provide medicines, hospital furniture, &c. When the whole of the monthly allowance is expended, I would propose that the balance should be carried to the credit of the Hospital Fund; that the expenditure should be audited once a quarter by a Committee (of which the Colonial Surgeon and one or two other Officers of Government should be ex-officio Members) and submitted to the Governor in Council for final sanction; and that defined rules as to the admission of patients, the stoppages (where they are in the pay of Government) to be made from patients, and other requisite details, should be framed and promulgated under the same authority and sanction. Should it be thought advisable hereafter to meet the expenses of both the Seamen's and General Hospitals by appropriating to that object the rents accruing from marine lots situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the Hospitals - a plan which is alluded to in some of the letters already quoted - there is no doubt but this might be done. I come, however, disposed to... Page 371
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that Her Majesty's Government may

grant

a

Tum. at leash

equal.

the donation of Mr. Harjeethey Rustamjee.

and also a

to increase the

do

Building, Dranthly Allowance of Two Hundred. Dollars to Keep up. the requisite establishments, as well-

as to provide. Medicines, Hospital. furniture, Ac. Ao.

Mis

not be

When the whole of Monthly allowance. expended,

I would.

may

propose,

that

the balance should be carried to the credit of the Hospital. Fund"; that the expenditure should be...

1

Audited once-a-

A.

Quarter by Committee_ (of which the Colonial Surgeon and one or two other Officers of Government should be ex-officio Members) and submitted to the_

ey

Governor

371

Governer. in Council. for. final sanction ;

and that de

defined.

Rules

as to then

-

admission of patients, the stoppages (where they were in the pay of "Government ) to be made from this. pationts, and other requisite - détails, should. b. framed and promulgated, under the same_ Authority and...

Sanction.

Should it be thought advisable. hereafter, to meet the Expences of both the Seamon's and General Hospitals by appropriating to that - object. the rent's accruing from Marines lots situated_in_the_ immediate

4.

neighbourhood of the Hospitals - plan which is alluded to in-

of the letters already quoted. - doubt but this might

me

there is

No

be done... I come however, disposed

Ano

to

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