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by the courtesy of State; but it was refused

1400.

only one of my predecessors who

The only

remained over

three year

in the Service

(Dr. Woohrase who died in 1871) received

a rise

at the end

of £200 per annum

at the end of three years, his previous emoluments being about £625 (Civil Hospital £300, Acting Surgeon &c. £75, Medico-legal work

&

P.M. Extra

Radical ch

and Suprem

about £250) and sundry fees from private Inquirer, which public . His successor (Dr. Young who resigned in 1872) received about £625– (Civil Hospital £300, C.D.Act £75, and

Medico-legal work £250) and private fees.

I had more work than either

Dr. Cochrane or

Dr. Young from closing of the Seamen's Hospital. As Medical Jurist, for eight years I have

performed gratuitously duties I never stipulated for, and for which

my predecessors received about £250 per annum. For a number of years I have

had charge without any say of the Small-pox Hospital which is altogether outside for which, when I relieved him, C.J. Adams, late Sanitary Officer,

was in receipt of $5 a day.

No agreement,

Up to a few months ago through the whole of the

extra

of work laid upon

and I am now in

charge of an establishment more than double the size of that which I was originally appointed. Having by so many years

become thoroughly

conversant with the

hygienic requirement of the Colony the phases of disease to be met with in

it, and

having acquired a knowledge of Chinese dialect of the place;

the common

I have had strong inducement to leave the public service for private practice.

Nevertheless, waiving

the terms

of my agreement, I have performed the duties imposed upon me, and have worked year after year

On

all

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by the courtesy of State; but it was refused 1400. only one of my predecessors who The only remained over three year in the Service (Dr. Woohrase who died in 1871) received a rise at the end of £200 per annum at the end of three years, his previous emoluments being about £625 (Civil Hospital £300, Acting Surgeon &c. £75, Medico-legal work & P.M. Extra Radical ch and Suprem about £250) and sundry fees from private Inquirer, which public . His successor (Dr. Young who resigned in 1872) received about £625– (Civil Hospital £300, C.D.Act £75, and Medico-legal work £250) and private fees. I had more work than either Dr. Cochrane or Dr. Young from closing of the Seamen's Hospital. As Medical Jurist, for eight years I have performed gratuitously duties I never stipulated for, and for which my predecessors received about £250 per annum. For a number of years I have had charge without any say of the Small-pox Hospital which is altogether outside for which, when I relieved him, C.J. Adams, late Sanitary Officer, was in receipt of $5 a day. No agreement, Up to a few months ago through the whole of the extra of work laid upon and I am now in charge of an establishment more than double the size of that which I was originally appointed. Having by so many years become thoroughly conversant with the hygienic requirement of the Colony the phases of disease to be met with in it, and having acquired a knowledge of Chinese dialect of the place; the common I have had strong inducement to leave the public service for private practice. Nevertheless, waiving the terms of my agreement, I have performed the duties imposed upon me, and have worked year after year On all -2-21
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by the cometary of State; but it was refuerd 1400. only one of my predecessors who The only remained over three year in the Service (Or Woohrase who died in 187/1) received. awii crease end of £200 per annun im at the of three years, his previous columenti being about £625 ( Civil Hospital £300, Oreiting Shurgeon @DAct £75, Medion-legal work- * P.M. Evan Radical ch and Suprem a bout £250) and sundry fees from private Inquirer, whe pulicut . His euccessor (ct. Young who resigned in 1872) received about £625– (Civil Hospital £300, C.Daet £75, and Medice- legal work £2.50) and private fees. more work than either I had Dr Cochrane or elle the 17 Young from cloving of the Seamen's Hospitol. As Medical Jurist, for eight year. I have performed gratuitously desties I never stipulated for, and d for which my. predecessors received about ₤250 per . for a mumber of years I have annam: had 255 had charge without say of the Sinall pow Aspital which is a- altogether outside for which, when Irelieved him, CJ Adams, Lust Sanitary Officer, agreement, and in receipt of $5 a da No day. Up to a few months through the whole of the of work laid upor and dam now in ева ago I have pot tv a a single handed, charge of an establishment more than doubts the size of that which I was originally appointed. Having by so many your become thoroughly to many years experience. conversant with the and hygienic requirement of the Colony the phases of discare to be met with in hewing acquired a kecowledge of Chinese dialect of the place; it, and the common I have had strong buptection to leave. the public service for private practice. Nevertheless, wasiving the terms. of my agreement, I have performed. the duties imposed upon me, and have worked year after year On all -2-21
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by the cometary of State; but it was refuerd

1400.

only one of my predecessors who

The only

remained over

three year

in the Service

(Or Woohrase who died in 187/1) received.

awii crease

end

of £200 per annun

im at the

of three years, his previous columenti being about £625 ( Civil Hospital £300, Oreiting Shurgeon @DAct £75, Medion-legal work-

*

P.M. Evan

Radical ch

and Suprem

a bout £250) and sundry fees from private Inquirer, whe pulicut . His euccessor (ct. Young who resigned in 1872) received about £625– (Civil Hospital £300, C.Daet £75, and

Medice- legal work £2.50) and private fees.

more work than either

I had Dr Cochrane or elle

the

17 Young from cloving of the Seamen's Hospitol. As Medical Jurist, for eight year. I have

performed gratuitously desties I never stipulated for, and d for which

my. predecessors received about ₤250 per

. for a mumber of years I have

annam:

had

255

had charge without say of the Sinall pow

Aspital which is a-

altogether outside for which, when Irelieved him, CJ Adams, Lust Sanitary Officer,

agreement, and

in receipt of $5 a da

No

day.

Up to a few months through the whole of the

of work laid upor

and dam now in

ева

ago

I have pot

tv a a

single handed, charge of an establishment

more than doubts the size of that which I was originally appointed. Having by so many your

become thoroughly

to

many years experience. conversant with the

and

hygienic requirement of the Colony the phases of discare to be met with in

hewing acquired a kecowledge of Chinese dialect of the place;

it, and

the common

I have had strong buptection to leave. the public service for private practice.

Nevertheless, wasiving

the terms.

of my agreement, I have performed. the duties imposed upon me, and have worked year after year

On

all

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