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However, in view of the abundance and cheapness of native labour and the facility with which hot water can be carried throughout the building by the house coolies, the laying of hot water does not appear to have been desiderated by the Colonial Engineer.
12. Dr Wharry states the defects complained of by him are due to disregard of his suggestions from myself, but it will be readily understood that discussions in respect of all the details of the new Hospital had necessarily to be with Dr. Atkins, the Head of the Department and not with Dr Wharry, his subordinate. Had the latter, however, favoured me with any suggestions, I would have certainly paid every attention to them, but Dr. Wharry never opened his lips to me during the whole of the time the work of reconstruction was in progress, and it was only when it was finished, that I learnt for the first time by the perusal of his published report that he was not satisfied.
13. Dr Wharry concludes by expressing a fear that the new water closet in the course of erection will turn out equally to his dissatisfaction. Everything will, however, be done by me in conjunction with the Colonial Surgeon to make the water closet thoroughly efficient.
14.
In conclusion, I regret to be compelled to record my conviction that Dr Wharry's language, happily so unusual in a published official report, is due less to a desire of having Hospital defects remedied than to a deliberate intention on his part to inflict pain upon myself, in consequence of the unfortunate personal relations which his infirmities ...
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viewt however of the abundance and
Cheap
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of native labour and the
facility with which hot water eain
be carried
all
the building.
by the house cookies, the laying
of
hot water dow noh
appear
6 have
been desiderated by the Colonial Fur-
.gion.
12 Dr Wharry states the defects plained of by him are
determination to receive
due to
100
to my
suggest.
tions from himself, but it will be readily understood that
sions in respect of all
my
discus.
the details.
Hospital had necessarily
of the
new
to be with Dr. Appes.
as
the Department and
the Head of
not with Dr
Wharry his subordinaté, Had the
latter however favoured.
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with
suy
I would have certainly suggestions paid every attention to them but Fr. Wherry
never opened his lips to me during the whole of the lime the
work of reconstruction.
brav
pro-
gress, and it was only when it
for
the
first
was
finished, I learnt time by the perusal of his published
was not satisfied
report that he
13 Dr Wharry concludes by expressing
a
fear that the
lemon mis
Course
new closet in the Ex.
of erection will turn out equally to his dissatisfaction. Every thing will however be done by
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Conjunction with the Colonial
water closet. Surgion to make the
thoroughly efficient
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In conclusion, I requet to
myself compelled to record
to fired
viction that D? Wharry's language happily so unusual in published
official report is due for less to
desire of having Hospital defect remedied than to a
day
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his
part
deliberate intention
to inflict pain upon my- self, in consequence of the infortunate: personal relations which his informities
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