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Aperemment bjvil Hospital.

Hongkong, 30t the ptember 1874.

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hove the honor to request that you wild be good enough to bring befoin this Excellency

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the Governor the following facts in cornsation with:

I my

attendance) and Mr. J..

I. H. Routen

the whore particulars of whose case word possibly not fully detrited when the decision. forsnared to me and fetters F. 422 of 14 4 Paptember 1874. was arrived at

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Medical attendance by that from.

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Mr. Rautenberg is a Gentleman of private propetes in addition to the salary secured to him in the firm of Pareijou + " in which he pues employed

guaranteed from He became insane and sans sent to the Govt. kivil Thospital, where hes pemained three dacze under observation and sure then dismissed, as such patients residents ind the bootony a Capable of Pparing

their

• owont repenses and proceering par pari attendances are not maintained. in that Establishment-.

Mr. Rautenberg was pot as violent lunatic and required only and attendant to look after him and pamper Medical attendance: This could greatly have' bean!:

at arranged..

And on this 12 foflliquat- be 223 sont be the "Gust on this bolonial secretaryo order to the following effect" "You are hereby Authorized

and requiered to Receive into the Gaol Hospital whe pensons Manned I.K. Rausenbarg subject to the payment by Me for Bouyou obr of all charge*

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; quite an exceptional one, as

o by the Government.

I would denne to draw capecol attention to the words " subject to payment" appeared to ones to make Mt. Meratin berg's

ulations b.A.0. N. 1808 of 1874-

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Consideration

as certificate se required signed by tion Modical (mant previous to the peceipt of any heenator within the Goot, which was not provided for any and therefor I presume not supplied.

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Before moving in the pratter of changes I cononstedt Dr Dode the late Acting Surgeon and Dr. O'Brien, late, Superintendent of the Govt Civil Hospital (and now the princitat Metical practitions in the fouleng fund they asures (ma! I was perfectly justifieds in making the charge, and that

other course seould result in the inhered of fraction of Government taking ups on itself the treatment of lunatics ubler to pay for themselves and that pucks Cercases must be detrimental to the recognised right of private practitioners.

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As Polonial, Surgeon I therefore, submit this new of the, matter on behalf of the Medical Practitioners of the Colony and personally I fact sure finasmuch as Jams entitled to private practice / that dois Excelling the Governor comot propose to make mol attend gratis week to do patients.

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Austins Holenial Secretary.

I trust thereford that His Excellency the Governor will reconsider his decision, but should he unfortionately feel himself unable to do so. I have respectfully to apply that the correspondence may be forwarded to Engloud for the considerations of the Right Hunorables the Secretary of Altate as the principle involves as is as

apparent.

is one far beyound the peores question of charges.

True Cory.

J. Mr.C. Reser

Colonial Surgions.

I haves the hond to be,

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Your Wort Obedient Servant (Sig) Th. B.L. Magres

Lolonial Surgeon.

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