CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 284

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I was specially instructed and ordered to do the work and specially the Coroner to call upon me to do it.

I served with the comprehension that His Excellency should call for explanations to be submitted to Executive Council, and then without waiting for either explanations or decision, decide it himself and give order accordingly.

The verdict of the Conseil may have been a foregone conclusion in the mind of His Excellency, but simple justice to me demanded that the verdict should be delivered before it was acted upon.

Again, the novel war and the creation of the precipitate, and the further charge formulated in the Government Order of 20th is perfectly untenable. So much I have to say concerning the charge themselves.

My extra reason for declining the responsibility is, as I have before stated, simple inability. For 144 years past I have been working at high pressure, the medical staff having always been short-handed, and I am not now able to volunteer for extra duties, as in days gone by.

It may sound like a jest to say, that the sole charge of a General Hospital with 98 beds and over 1,500 admissions annually, as well as a Smallpox Hospital, is a burden I can attend to in my present enfeebled condition.

The Executive Council are now called upon to consider in all seriousness whether, with this burden already upon me, physical exhaustion is not sufficient reason for not undertaking almost constant work at the Magistracy and Supreme Court, a long way to the west, with consequent attendance in the other direction.

If His Excellency, with the advice...

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I was specially instructed and ordered to do the work and specially the Coroner to call upon me to do it. I served with the comprehension that His Excellency should call for explanations to be submitted to Executive Council, and then without waiting for either explanations or decision, decide it himself and give order accordingly. The verdict of the Conseil may have been a foregone conclusion in the mind of His Excellency, but simple justice to me demanded that the verdict should be delivered before it was acted upon. Again, the novel war and the creation of the precipitate, and the further charge formulated in the Government Order of 20th is perfectly untenable. So much I have to say concerning the charge themselves. My extra reason for declining the responsibility is, as I have before stated, simple inability. For 144 years past I have been working at high pressure, the medical staff having always been short-handed, and I am not now able to volunteer for extra duties, as in days gone by. It may sound like a jest to say, that the sole charge of a General Hospital with 98 beds and over 1,500 admissions annually, as well as a Smallpox Hospital, is a burden I can attend to in my present enfeebled condition. The Executive Council are now called upon to consider in all seriousness whether, with this burden already upon me, physical exhaustion is not sufficient reason for not undertaking almost constant work at the Magistracy and Supreme Court, a long way to the west, with consequent attendance in the other direction. If His Excellency, with the advice...
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* specially instructed ordered to do the work and specially the Coroner to call upon me to do it. Il Serverd comprehension that His Excellency should call for explanations to be submitted to Executive Council, and then without waiting for either explanations or decision, decide it himself and give order accordingly. The verdict of the Conseil way have been a foregone conclusion in the Whi's Excellency, mind of His Exx- but simple justice to me demanded that the verdict should be delivered before it Jovens acted upon. Elfene again novel war the cration of the precipitate, and the furthon charge formulated in the Governuwut Order of 20th is perfectly untenable. So unch I have to the charge themselves. My extra way concerning reason for cleatining the responsibility is, co I have. before before stated simple inability 282 For 144 years past I have been working at high pressure, the medical stuff having always bun short-handed, and I am not now able to volunteer for extra duties, as in days gone by. It may sound like Inay a a jest to say, that the sole charge of a Veveral Slopital with 98 beds and over 1,500 admissions connually as well, with a are a Serall pax Hospital prox wuch 079 I can attrud to in my present inforbled condition. The Excecutive Council however are now called upon to consider in all seriousness whether, with this burden. already upon physical axhaustion 18 a sufficient JAAR PRICE for y not under - taking almost constant work at the Atortiary c cuite away to the west, with consequent attendance at the Magistracy aud Supreme Court a wile in thec other direction. If His Exxcettoway, with the adore.
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specially instructed

ordered to do the work and specially the Coroner to call upon me to do it.

Il Serverd

comprehension that

His Excellency should call for explanations

to be

submitted to Executive Council, and

then without waiting for either explanations or decision, decide it himself and give order accordingly.

The verdict of the Conseil way have been a foregone conclusion in the

Whi's Excellency,

mind of His Exx-

but simple

justice to me demanded that the

verdict should be delivered before it

Jovens

acted upon.

Elfene

again

novel war

the cration of the

precipitate, and the

furthon charge formulated in the Governuwut Order of 20th is perfectly

untenable.

So unch I have to

the

charge

themselves.

My

extra

way concerning

reason for cleatining the

responsibility is, co

I have.

before

before stated simple inability

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For 144 years past I have been working at high pressure, the medical stuff having always bun short-handed, and I am not now able to volunteer for extra duties, as in days gone by.

It may sound like

Inay

a

a jest to say, that the sole charge of a Veveral Slopital with 98 beds and over 1,500 admissions

connually

as well,

with a

are a

Serall pax Hospital

prox

wuch

079

I can attrud

to in my present inforbled condition.

The Excecutive Council however are

now called upon to consider in all seriousness whether, with this burden.

already upon physical axhaustion

18 a

sufficient

JAAR

PRICE

for y

not under

- taking almost constant work at the

Atortiary

c

cuite

away

to the west,

with consequent attendance at the

Magistracy

aud

Supreme Court a

wile in thec other direction.

If His Exxcettoway, with the

adore.

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