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to obtain the supply from the Apothecaries Company : by this I feel assured.

a far greater saving will be effected by purchasing them at any private establishment.

The proposition of Colonial surgeon to which I refer shows that a great saving of expense may be looked for if it is carried out, at the same time that the efficiency of his Department would be greatly augmented. I observe by the scheme of expenditure contemplated by that officer that he estimates the expense of medicines and that the sum total of the proposed establishment, cost of medicines, etc., does not amount to more than two thirds of what was paid for medicines alone to the Hong Kong Dispensary for the month of July last; and the outlay on the part of the Government will be still further reduced by stoppages from the sick.

The first cost of drugs, with some few exceptions, will be found to be almost nominal, the prices at which they are resold being enhanced in proportion to the expenses of the chemist, as an example illustrative of which I would remark that Dr. Massey fixes the probable cost of Medicines at $35 and wages of the dispenser at $30, thus nearly doubling their actual cost. It is obvious therefore that prices at an expensive establishment like ... are ... ;

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to obtain the supply from the Apothecaries Company : by this I feel assured. a far greater saving will be effected by purchasing them at any private establishment. The proposition of Colonial surgeon to which I refer shows that a great saving of expense may be looked for if it is carried out, at the same time that the efficiency of his Department would be greatly augmented. I observe by the scheme of expenditure contemplated by that officer that he estimates the expense of medicines and that the sum total of the proposed establishment, cost of medicines, etc., does not amount to more than two thirds of what was paid for medicines alone to the Hong Kong Dispensary for the month of July last; and the outlay on the part of the Government will be still further reduced by stoppages from the sick. The first cost of drugs, with some few exceptions, will be found to be almost nominal, the prices at which they are resold being enhanced in proportion to the expenses of the chemist, as an example illustrative of which I would remark that Dr. Massey fixes the probable cost of Medicines at $35 and wages of the dispenser at $30, thus nearly doubling their actual cost. It is obvious therefore that prices at an expensive establishment like ... are ... ; 50

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to obtain the supply from the Apothecaries Company : by this I feel assured.

a far greater

will be effected

saving affected them

purchasing them at any private

establishment.

the

The proposition of Colonial surgeon to which I refer=

shows that a

may

be looked

saving of expensen

fer

27.0

its

being

carried out, at the saint

same time

that the efficiency of his Department would be greatly augmented. I

observe by

the scheme

of expenditure.

contemplated by that officer that

he estimates the expense of

medicines at

Kery

nall amenat

and that the sum total of the proposed establishment, cost of

medicines, Ecut,

ivages,

A, J.

them two

does not amount to more

thirds of what was paid for medicines alone to the Hongking Dispensary

for

the month

جره

of July last; and the outlay on the part of the Government will be still further reduced

stoppages from

the sick

Mew.

The first cost of dings

with some

e few-

will be found, with cxceptions, to be almost nominal, the prices at which they resold being enhanced in propertion to the expenses of the chemist, as example illustrative of whiche

I would remark that D Z

Merrisen fixes the probable cost of Medicines at $35 & men.

wages of the dispenser-

this single item

and the

at $30, thus by

nearly doubling their actual cost. it is obvious therefore that price

expensive

ive establishment like

;

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