At present would have been judicious; the very strained personal relations between these two gentlemen making it undesirable to bring them into closer contact than absolutely necessary. When discord prevails between officers in positions, it is the interests of the Public Service that suffer.
5. I acted during the absence of Dr Ayres, devoted a portion of my time to the Public Service, and that it is expressly understood the Colonial Surgeon's whole attention shall not now occupy my duties. Dr Wharry, Health Officer of the Port, states that when I was appointed, it was understood that I would devote a portion of my time to the Public Service. In explanation of this allegation, I ought to point out that being established in this Colony in private practice of my own, I could not of course have abandoned my own business either to assist Dr Adam or to obtain a holiday, and that my time is of course to be divided between my own practice and the official duties which, to serve two friends at different times, I have consented temporarily to undertake. But as Dr Ayres and Dr Adams also are both in the enjoyment of private practice, and also divide their time between the latter and their official work, I fail to see how the interest of the Service is to suffer during my temporary charge.
6. There is no truth in the statement that Dr Wharry has to advise and instruct me in the duties I am undertaking for Dr Ayres. As Inspecting Officer, I have to require of him certain official information, which it is his bounden duty to afford as to forms of procedure and other details.
7. In conclusion, I can only assure His Excellency the Administrator that difficult as my task may be, rendered by Dr Wharry's infirmities...
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at precent would have been judicious; the very strained personal relations between these two gentlemen making it undesirable to
bring them into lover contact than absolutely necessary. When discord prevails betiveen officers positions, it is the interests of the Public Service that suffer.
5.
I acted
during
the
devoted a
in such
Dr Wharry
Health Officer of the Port;
states that when
absence.
of 27 Adams, Jonly
portion of very
time to the
Public Service, and that it is expressly understood the Colonial Surgeon's
shall not now
occupy my
duties
whole attention:
In explanation of this allegation, dought to point out that being established in this Colony in private praction of my
own,
I could not
of cour
course have
abandoned my own business either to
weist Dr Adam or
obtain a holiday, hos,
as a ruatter
Or Ayres,
to
and that my time
of course to
be
divided
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divided between my own practice and the official duties which to serve two friends at different times, I have consented ~ temporarily to undertake. But as dr Ayres and Dr Adanes also, are both in the enjoy.
ment of private practice,
and also divide their time between the
latter and their official work, Ifail
to see how the interest of the Service
to suffer during
are in
Any way
my temporary charge.
6.
There is no truth in the statement that Or Wharry has to _
advise dud instruct ure in the duties
I am undertaking for £r Ayres. M Inspecting Officer I have to require of him certain official information, which it is his bounder duty to
as to forms of profes
afford
nice.
7.
and other details.
In conclusion Ican only
aveure. His Excellency the Administrator
difficult as my
tack may be
by Dr Wharry's infinuities
rendered by
of
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