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which latter duty will in future probably occupy much more

5.

time than hitherts.

zove of his

The examination

being a duty

of

duty which requires

the excrcise of great ta

of great tact, with the

view of lessening as much as possible

the

repugnanse which all women -entertain to undergoing it, I would suggest that the Resident Surgeon or other special Officer to be entrusted with this work should be appointed and removed at the discretion of the Governor, and that therefore the

charge

a.

charge of the Lock Hospital and examinations should not be

officio part of the duties of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital or

of any other Government olbedical Officer.

6.

I have suggested.

an

addition to Section 18 of the Registrar

General's Draft which he thinks __

would be an

improvement

reason

ad

for the

- furnishing a strong

exercise of the power, conferred by that article, of entering without warrant - premises suspected to be unregistered

brothels