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in the hospital . This Institution is yearly increasing and I think it would not be advisable

to appoint anyon

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- one in future who does not hold

1 Apothecaries Diploma.

eds there is no Government Analyst

is incurred in getting any here and great expense is incurred in work of the Kind performed I would suggest

that there should be a combined appointment made of itpothecary

to the Government Civil Kospital and Government Analyst, Hongkong. That the holder of the appointment should have the diploma of the Apothecaries Wall London on a diploma requiring examination in

subjeets similar to those required by the Apothecaries Hall, and that he should have a

special

certificate of his capacity as analyst from competent Authority such as any of the

or

some

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Professors of Chemistry attached to the Medical Schools. I think the salary should be £300

a.

year

year rising by yearly increments to £400 a with unfurnished quarters in the Hospital and the allowances of gas same as other officers attached to the Hospital.

In the meantime I would suggest

and coal to the

that Mr. J. C. de Senna at present deting

should continue to hold that.

as

Apothecary appointment until it can be filled up above suggested, and that Mr I. L de Sá should be Acting Store Keeper in place of Mr. I.C. de Senna both of them drawing the full pay of those appointments as they have to find security

and the work is no sinecure.

Mr. J. L. de Sá has been em

employed

in various

positions in the Hospital during the last six