CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 602

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a certain amount of information, they called a meeting of medical Professors and read the correspondence to them. The Colonial Surgeon presided. I believe, at this meeting. It was held at Mr. Hartigan's House. He acted as Secretary to the meeting.

A letter was sent to Dr Fisher telling him that the meeting had been held and that letter about him had been read to the meeting. When he applied through me for copies of these papers that he might meet any statements contained in them, copies were refused.

"These things are public and notorious. Every one knows them more or less and talks of them, although perhaps nobody knows them officially or in such a way that he could give evidence of them on oath.

These two gentlemen will not, I think, hesitate if asked to admit that they dislike Dr Fisher; that they believe him to be a quack, that they have worked against him. Giving them credit for an honest belief and a pure intention in all that they have done, I ask if they are proper persons, under these circumstances to be placed on this Medical Board that they have to sit on Dr Fisher and his qualifications.

Is it in accordance with the expressed intentions of the Government to be scrupulously fair that

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599 7 a certain amount of information, they called a meeting of medical Professors and read the correspondence to them. The Colonial Surgeon presided. I believe, at this meeting. It was held at Mr. Hartigan's House. He acted as Secretary to the meeting. A letter was sent to Dr Fisher telling him that the meeting had been held and that letter about him had been read to the meeting. When he applied through me for copies of these papers that he might meet any statements contained in them, copies were refused. "These things are public and notorious. Every one knows them more or less and talks of them, although perhaps nobody knows them officially or in such a way that he could give evidence of them on oath. These two gentlemen will not, I think, hesitate if asked to admit that they dislike Dr Fisher; that they believe him to be a quack, that they have worked against him. Giving them credit for an honest belief and a pure intention in all that they have done, I ask if they are proper persons, under these circumstances to be placed on this Medical Board that they have to sit on Dr Fisher and his qualifications. Is it in accordance with the expressed intentions of the Government to be scrupulously fair that
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certain amount

ofinformation, they

called a meeting of elledical Professors and read the correspondence to them.

The Colonial Surgeen presided.

I believe, at this ruceting. It was held at Mr. Hartigan's Houce. He acted as-m Secretary to the secting.

• A letter was sent to Oz Fisher

-telling him that the meeting had~

been held and that letter about. him had been read to the onceting. When he applied through sue for copies of these papers that he might

statements contained in

meet any them, copies

A ver

- refused.

are

public and

These things notorious. Every one knows them

more or less and talks.

of than,

although

or in such a

although perhaps nobody knows them officially. "could give

- way that he.. evidence of them one oath.

These two gentlemen will not I think hesitate if asked to admit that they. dielike C2 Fisher; that they believe him to be a quack, that they have worked against him. Giving them credit for an honest belief and a pure intention in all that they: have done, I ask if they

are

proper persons, under these ~

circumstances tobe placed on this Medical Board that they way.

have to sit on £? Fisher and his

Is it in accordance qualifications.

with the expressed intentions of the Government to be scrupulously fair

that

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