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519

under the Ordinance referred to Keepers of Brothels, and from which

Salary of £180

a

Sum

is paid to the Colonial Surgeon for the heavy

disagreeable duties

and

by

Venereal Disease Ordinance.

cast upon

The principle that private practice should be allowed to the Colonial

Surgeons having been conceded I will

weary you with many

and

not

:

Which might

support of it.

Grace with the

weighty arguments

be adduced in

It has never been suggested that the amount now paid to the Colonial

Surgeon is at all events too great

for the services required

and

duties

required of him.

I should

properly

be

expected and hope I should be

found

enabled to discharge all my official

duties with as much

efficiency as I have

hitherto done, the reduction

proposed would in effect be a call upon me to contribute, from

the private exercise of my profession £300,

to

the Public funds of the Colony,

a burden which I trust will not be

imposed upon me.

Within the last twelve

months an

increase has taken place

in the population of Hong Kong, chiefly amongst the Chinese and the poorer classes of Europeans, and within the same space of time

at least fifty per cent

advance

in the cost of living has occurred, so that the Colonial Surgeon's work

and his private expenditure have increased together.

The Nature

and

effect of

such work in a climate as that of Hong Kong may

be gathered

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519 under the Ordinance referred to Keepers of Brothels, and from which Salary of £180 a Sum is paid to the Colonial Surgeon for the heavy disagreeable duties and by Venereal Disease Ordinance. cast upon The principle that private practice should be allowed to the Colonial Surgeons having been conceded I will weary you with many and not : Which might support of it. Grace with the weighty arguments be adduced in It has never been suggested that the amount now paid to the Colonial Surgeon is at all events too great for the services required and duties required of him. I should properly be expected and hope I should be found enabled to discharge all my official duties with as much efficiency as I have hitherto done, the reduction proposed would in effect be a call upon me to contribute, from the private exercise of my profession £300, to the Public funds of the Colony, a burden which I trust will not be imposed upon me. Within the last twelve months an increase has taken place in the population of Hong Kong, chiefly amongst the Chinese and the poorer classes of Europeans, and within the same space of time at least fifty per cent advance in the cost of living has occurred, so that the Colonial Surgeon's work and his private expenditure have increased together. The Nature and effect of such work in a climate as that of Hong Kong may be gathered
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519 سلام under the Ordinance referred to Keepers of Prothels, and from which Salary of £180 a Seur is paid to the Colonial Surgeon for the heavy disagreable duties and by Wheat Ordinance. cast upon The principle that private practice should be allowed to the Colomal Surgeons having been conceded I will weary you many and not : Which might support of it. Grace with the weighty arguments be adduced in It has never been suggested Front that paid to the Colonial The amount now Surgeon is at all events too great services required for the servi and Cus required of time O'should properly be expected and hope I should be forund corurd to discharge all my official duties with as efficiency I have ad Whave hitherto done, the reduction proposed would in effect be ca call upon me to contribute, from the private exercise of my professionne SKM, The Jeans of L €300. l fear the Public funds of the Colorry, Zo mouth which I trust will not be nisested i upon- Within the last twelve . yours an increase has taken place in the population of Story Kony, chiefly amongst the Chinese and the poorer classes of Europeans, and within the same opace of time least fifty per cent advance ice of at in the cost of living has occurred, so that the Colonial Swy con's work and his private expenditure have increased together The Nature Avad effect of mat work in such a chinate as that of Itong Hong may be gathered -
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519

سلام

under the Ordinance referred to Keepers of Prothels, and from which

Salary of £180

a

Seur

is paid to the Colonial Surgeon for the heavy

disagreable duties

and

by

Wheat Ordinance.

cast upon

The principle that private practice should be allowed to the Colomal

Surgeons having been conceded I will

weary you many and

not

:

Which might

support of it.

Grace with the

weighty arguments

be adduced in

It has never been suggested Front that paid to the Colonial

The amount now

Surgeon is at all events too great

services required

for the servi

and

Cus

required of time

O'should

properly

be

expected and hope I should be

forund

corurd to discharge all my official

duties with as

efficiency I have

ad

Whave hitherto done, the reduction

proposed would in effect be ca call upon me to contribute, from

the private exercise of my professionne SKM,

The Jeans

of

L

€300.

l

fear

the Public funds of the Colorry,

Zo

mouth which I trust will not be

nisested i

upon-

Within the last twelve

.

yours an

increase has taken place

in the population of Story Kony, chiefly amongst the Chinese and the poorer classes of Europeans, and within the same opace of time

least fifty per cent

advance

ice of

at

in the cost of living has occurred, so that the Colonial Swy con's work

and his private expenditure have increased together

The Nature

Avad

effect of

mat work in such a

chinate as that of Itong Hong may

be gathered -

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