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44. The neglect to furnish medical comforts, clothes which ought to have been supplied for the use of the men is a very important consideration and one I am afraid the only excuse that can be made for, was the want of a knowledge as to the Department the responsibility lay with, and the fact that in the case of the very few distressed sick seamen who had previously been sent home, the Colonial Chaplain who sometimes visited the Hospital had always taken upon himself to see to the proper supply of comforts - Supposed that the ship bound to supply was all necessary food - In this instance I was mistaken; still I have little doubt that if Captain Hill had applied to the Harbor Master either for clothes or medical comforts they would have been furnished notwithstanding the very rigid rules laid down for the guidance of the Harbor Master by the Board of Trade - The regulations which His Excellency has issued now makes it imperative that necessary clothes and medicines shall be furnished to sick seamen proceeding home.

5th It appears scarcely necessary to refer to the partiality and exaggeration in the statements made in the "Daily Press" in reference to these cases.

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44. The neglect to furnish medical comforts, clothes which ought to have been supplied for the use of the men is a very important consideration and one I am afraid the only excuse that can be made for, was the want of a knowledge as to the Department the responsibility lay with, and the fact that in the case of the very few distressed sick seamen who had previously been sent home, the Colonial Chaplain who sometimes visited the Hospital had always taken upon himself to see to the proper supply of comforts - Supposed that the ship bound to supply was all necessary food - In this instance I was mistaken; still I have little doubt that if Captain Hill had applied to the Harbor Master either for clothes or medical comforts they would have been furnished notwithstanding the very rigid rules laid down for the guidance of the Harbor Master by the Board of Trade - The regulations which His Excellency has issued now makes it imperative that necessary clothes and medicines shall be furnished to sick seamen proceeding home. 5th It appears scarcely necessary to refer to the partiality and exaggeration in the statements made in the "Daily Press" in reference to these cases.
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44. t . The neglect to furnish medical

comforts, clothes

Je

which

ought

to have been supplied for the us8.

of the men -

سیم اور میری محمد منور هست

is AL

very important

Ium

consideration and one I um apraid

the only

excuse that can be made for, was the want of a knowledge as to the Department the responsibility. lay with, and the fact that in the

Case

of the very few distressed sick

seamen who had

sent

previously

been

4 home, the Coolonial Chaplain who sometimes visited the Hospital

had always taken upon himself to see to the proper supply of comforts - Soupposed that the

ship bound to supply

was

all

necessary food - In this Incw bohève

I was mistaken- still I have little. doubt that if Captain Hill had- applied to the Harbor Monster either for clothes or medical comforts they would have been furnished notwithstanding

rules laid down for the

the

very rigid

guidance of the Harbor Master by the Board of Trade - The regulations which His Excelloney hus issard now makes it imperative that necessary clothes and onedicines shatt be furnished. to sick seamen proceeding

کی

proceeding home-

5th It appears scarcely necessary

to refer to the partiality and oxaggeration in the statements made in the "Daily "Press" in reference. No these cases-

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