CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 238

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Ships bound to England do not leave this Fort every day, and when a passage is procured, we still consider it advisable to let those who are very anxious to do so take their chance. Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassionately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recently arrived in the Colony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the ship-masters, and whose existence depends upon humoring them. I do not wish to impute motives, but Your Excellency will judge of the comparative value of the testimony.

And it is said that the men were unfit to proceed to sea without a surgeon. I would direct Your Excellency's attention to the circumstance that ships carrying surgeons are of rare occurrence. That there is very proper provision made by the Board of Trade for the conveyance of sick seamen overland, as is done in the case of invalid soldiers and seamen of the Royal Navy. That in the two cases it referred to, it was considered that all treatment...

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236 Ships bound to England do not leave this Fort every day, and when a passage is procured, we still consider it advisable to let those who are very anxious to do so take their chance. Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassionately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recently arrived in the Colony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the ship-masters, and whose existence depends upon humoring them. I do not wish to impute motives, but Your Excellency will judge of the comparative value of the testimony. And it is said that the men were unfit to proceed to sea without a surgeon. I would direct Your Excellency's attention to the circumstance that ships carrying surgeons are of rare occurrence. That there is very proper provision made by the Board of Trade for the conveyance of sick seamen overland, as is done in the case of invalid soldiers and seamen of the Royal Navy. That in the two cases it referred to, it was considered that all treatment...
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کرتے 236 ships bound to England do not 's Hort every day "every day, and leave this Fort. when a · passage procured we still consider it advisable to let who are very anxious the oven, to do so take their chance - Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassion - ately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recentl arrived in the Rodony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the Mulcontent ship-masters and whose wwe very existence depends upon humoring them . I do not wish to impute motives, but This Excellency. judge of the comparative value. of the listimeny. and It is said that the men were unfit to proceed to sea without a surgeon - I would direct this Exathing attention to the circumstance that ships carrying surgeons are pare occurrence- That there is of very provision made by the Board of Trade for the conveyance. of sick seamen overland, as is done in the case. of invalid soldiers and stamon of the Royal Navy - That in the two cases it. referred to it was considered that all treatment
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ships bound to England do not

's Hort every day

"every day, and

leave this Fort.

when a

· passage procured

we

still consider it advisable to let

who are

very

anxious

the oven, to do so take their chance - Against this conclusion, arrived at dispassion - ately and without other motive than that of humanity, by two Medical Officers of the Government, is set up the opinion of a Medical practitioner recentl

arrived in

the Rodony, whose practice is confined to the vessels in Port, is the Medical attendant of the Mulcontent ship-masters and whose

wwe very existence depends upon

humoring them . I do not wish to impute motives, but This Excellency.

judge of the comparative value. of the listimeny.

and It is said that the men were

unfit to proceed to sea without a

surgeon - I would direct this Exathing

attention to the circumstance that

ships carrying surgeons are

pare occurrence- That there is

of very

provision made by the Board of Trade for the

conveyance. of sick

seamen overland, as is done in

the case.

of invalid soldiers and

stamon of the Royal Navy - That

in the two cases it.

referred to it

was considered that all treatment

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