460
Within the last two years both the Colonial Surgeons of Singapore have visited this Colony and were astonished at the large amount of work required in my appointment and the smallness of the pay I have shown in my application that the work required of the Colonial Surgeon has more than quadrupled, surely it is not much to ask considering the wealth of the Colony and the increase in the Staff of Officials that the pay of the Colonial Surgeon which was liberal a quarter of a century ago may be increased in reasonable proportion to the increase in importance and work and that the Colonial Surgeon's appointment should be put on a proper footing for time to come.
I am compelled to accept the terms offered as it is impossible to carry on private practice with Government work which is increasing yearly in its demands on my services. I would therefore respectfully request His Excellency the Acting Governor to reconsider and represent my case.
As regards the present offer, adding £200 offered by Lord Derby to my present pay of £820 would make the Colonial Surgeon's allowance £1020 a year, and this with the chair coolies allowance heretofore granted, and the proposed addition of $90 for House allowance in which I have to find a waiting and consulting room is very small when compared with the pay of both the appointments mentioned, even without taking into consideration the greater amount of labour required.
I would add another petition that my years of service in the Colony of Mauritius may count for pension for the following reasons: the allowance recommended by His Excellency the late Administrator cannot be sanctioned. In April 1866 I joined the Mauritius Government Service as Surgeon to the Coolie Emigration Department. I was engaged at £300 a year and an allowance of a rupee a head for every coolie landed alive going from India to Mauritius or returning from Mauritius to India and was to be at the service of the Mauritius Government for shore duty when not required afloat by Emigration Department.
In the Autumn of 1867 a violent Epidemic of Fever broke out and the services of the Emigration Surgeons were required on shore. I was on shore all this time receiving only £300 a year, having to find board and lodging, while many ships with coolies were left in charge of Native Apothecaries having the slightest knowledge of medicine, thereby losing the head money allowance, besides being mulcted in addition, in board and lodging expenses, which I should not have had to pay at sea.
In May 1868, suffering severely from fever and being of no further use ashore, I was shipped off to Calcutta in charge of coolies, having served through the severest time of the epidemic which carried off nearly a third of the population of Mauritius.
On July 1868, I was compelled by the decision of the Emigration Department in Calcutta to send in my resignation as Consulting Surgeon of Emigration Department.
460
Within the last two
live
work
years both the Colonial Surgeons of Singapore have visited this Colony
and were astonished at the required in
large
amount of my appointment and the smallness
of the from I have shown in my application theat the work required of the Colomal Surgeon have more than quadrupted, surely it is not much to ask considering
the wealth of the Colony entailing increase in the Staff of Officials that the pay
of
increase in importance and
an enormous
may
have been-
be
the Colonial Surgeon which liberal a quarter of a century ago may increased in reasonable proportion to the increase. work and that the Colonial Surgeon's appoint mont should be but on a proper footing for
of
Bomul
time to come. I am compelled to accept the terms offered as it is impossible to carry on Grivate_ practice with Government work which is
is yearly services. I would
moreasing
in its demands on my
the
therefore respectfully request His Excellency Acting Governor will reconsider and represent may
Cate
As
regards
the
the
present offer adding £ 200 offered by Lord Deby to my present pay of £820 would make the Colonial Surgeons allow-
and this with the chair coolies
Unce
₤1020 a
year of
$244. fer
allowance
mmensem
heretofore granted,
and the proposed addition of $90 for House allow
ance in which I have to find a waiting
and consulting
room is
-pared with the pay of
very
room
small when com
both the appointments
mentioned even without taking into considerations the greater amount of labour required.
I would add another petition that
years
may
reasons
service in the Colony of Mauritius count for pension for the following the allowance recommended by His Excellency the late Administrator cannot be sanctioned! In April 1866 I joined the Mauritius Government Service as Surgeon to the Cooler Emigr -ation Department I was engaged
of
By
£300
Q
year
and a
rupee
on an allowance a head for every
coolie landed alive going from India to Maurituvc returning from Mauritius to India and was to be at the service of the Mauritius Government for shore duty when not required afloat by Emigration Department.
the
In the Autumn of 1867 a violent Epidemic of Lever broke out and the services of the Emigration Surgeons
for
значе
were
required.
on shore than six months. I was on a cleity.
the allowance
shore all this time receiving only
£300 a
year having to find bourd and lodging
of
while
leaving the
many ships with coolice were
Colony in charge of Native Apothecaries of any
one
having
the slightest knowledge of medicine
thereby loosing the head
money
allowance
addition of board and
besides being mulcted, in addition,
lodging expences, which. I should not have hard
to pay at sea.
In May 1868 suffering reverely from
fever and being
further
use ashore was
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shipped off to Walentta in charge of boolies having served through the severest time of that carried off nearly
of the Colony
a
an-
epidemie third of the population
Mauritius
Du July 1868 I,
consulting Surgeon of Emigs.
was compelled by
ཀ
the decision
of
the
my
resignation
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cation Department in Calcutta to send in
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