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reduced scale.
I am disappointed at not receiving the report of the Commission on the Central School. The meetings and proceedings of such a Commission are hardly under Executive control. I hope however before long to have an opportunity of considering the evidence taken and the opinions of the Commissioners.
9.
The small sum voted for salaries to Wardmasters of Lunatic Asylum and Smallpox Hospital is for the pay of persons who are provisionally hired on what might be called those temporary Government institutions. Practically the real work of the colony as regards the care of lunatics and smallpox patients is undertaken by the Committee of the Tung Wah Hospital, who do it without any charge to the Government, the expenses being defrayed by the voluntary contributions of the Chinese inhabitants of the Colony.
The necessity for the appointment of an Assistant Superintendent of the Civil Hospital is explained in Dr. Wharry's letter enclosed in Your Lordship's despatch No. 105 of 24th August, 1881.
W.
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10.
Your Lordship's despatch directing that Mr. Wodehouse should be paid only $720 instead of $760 as pension, crossed my despatch...
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reduced scale.
I am disappointed at
not receiving the report of the
Commission
ON-
the Central School. The
to
: meetings and proceedings of such a Commission are hardly under Excouture control. I hope however before long have an opportunity of considering the evidence taken and the opinions of the Commissioners.
9.
The small sum voted
for salaries to Wardmasters to of Lunatie Asylum and Imall por Hospital is for the pay of persons who provisionally hired on what_
are
might be called those temporary- Government institutions. Practically
the
the real work of the bolony as regards of lumaties and small pox
the care
patients is undertaken by the Committee of the Tung the Bospital,
who do it without
to the any charge Government, the expenses being defrayed by the voluntary contributions of the Chinese inhabitants of the Colony,
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The necessity for the appointment of an Assistant Superintendent of the bivil Hospital is explained in Dr. Wharry's letter enclosed in Your Lordship's despatch ause N. 105 of 24th August, 1881
W.
13687
10.
Your Lordship's
despatch directing that Mr. Wodehouse should be paid only #720 instead $760 as bosoner, crossed my desfatal
of
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