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466 live in central district allowed a certain Quarters and $90 fer for allowed a Major this I received $1080 the same that is in the army. Thus for giving up private practice worth in yearly con $3500 and from venous patients another $1500 in all $5,000 I received in 1920.

As a matter of fact, though I receive more dollars than my predecessors, the value of the pay is not equal to what it was in the Pay Ordinance of 1865 or when I arrived when it appeared sterling although in the Blue Books in my work has been more than quintupled since I joined.

In the Blue Books for the last years my pay is not correctly stated through my fault as I have represented to Government, it stands.

Colonial Surgeons pay: Quarters Chair Allowance $6168.00 it should be $4800.00 $1,080.00 $288.00 $1080.00 $988.00 by some mistake the Quarters and Chair Allowance have been added to the Colonial Surgeons pay and repeated in the other columns as well.

The Government Allowance for four chair coolies is $288, $6 each per month to do work in which I often have to cover ten miles a day up hill and down dale. I have to employ four chair coolies and a jinrickshaw coolie and to give them $8 a month each as no coolies can be got to be in readiness for any call night or day at $6 a month.

I am allowed two months leave on condition I provide a substitute on full pay every year. Only once have I been able to do this in seventeen years and then a private practitioner did the duty at considerable expense to myself. All other officers except the Colonial Chaplain and myself in the Service can procure substitutes to act for them while...

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466 live in central district allowed a certain Quarters and $90 fer for allowed a Major this I received $1080 the same that is in the army. Thus for giving up private practice worth in yearly con $3500 and from venous patients another $1500 in all $5,000 I received in 1920. As a matter of fact, though I receive more dollars than my predecessors, the value of the pay is not equal to what it was in the Pay Ordinance of 1865 or when I arrived when it appeared sterling although in the Blue Books in my work has been more than quintupled since I joined. In the Blue Books for the last years my pay is not correctly stated through my fault as I have represented to Government, it stands. Colonial Surgeons pay: Quarters Chair Allowance $6168.00 it should be $4800.00 $1,080.00 $288.00 $1080.00 $988.00 by some mistake the Quarters and Chair Allowance have been added to the Colonial Surgeons pay and repeated in the other columns as well. The Government Allowance for four chair coolies is $288, $6 each per month to do work in which I often have to cover ten miles a day up hill and down dale. I have to employ four chair coolies and a jinrickshaw coolie and to give them $8 a month each as no coolies can be got to be in readiness for any call night or day at $6 a month. I am allowed two months leave on condition I provide a substitute on full pay every year. Only once have I been able to do this in seventeen years and then a private practitioner did the duty at considerable expense to myself. All other officers except the Colonial Chaplain and myself in the Service can procure substitutes to act for them while...
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1 { 466 live in central district allowed a cer Quarters and or $90 fer for allowed a Mazor this I received $1080 the same that is in the army. Thus for giving up private contracts alone. practice worth in yearly con $3500 and from wvenous patients another his 17460/03 $1500 in all $5,000 I received #1920. As a matter of fact, though I receive more dollars than my predecessors ·ssors the value of the pay is not equal to what it was in the Pay Ordinance of 1865- or when I arrived when it the Blue Books in my appeared sterling although work has been more since I joined. two ne than quintupled. In the Blue Books for the last years my pay is not correctly stated through my Orvil fault as I have repre- sented to Government, it stands. Colonial lurgeons pay Quarters Chair (ellowance $6168.00 it should be $4800.00 $1,080.00 $288.00 $1080.00 $988.00 by said he by some mistake the Quarters and Chair Allowance have been added to the Colonial lingcous pory and repeated in the other columns as well. The Government Allowance for four chair coolies is $288, #6 each per Jensem to do sey work in which I often have to cover ten miles a day up hill and down dale. I have to employ four chair coolies and a jinrickshaw coolie and to give them && a month each as no coolies can be got to be in readiness for amyy call night night or day 86 a month Lo at that I receive $288 and have to pay $480 (タコーレ am allowed two months leave em on condition I full pay every your provide a substitute only have I been able to do this in seventeen years and then a private practitioner did the duty ut considerable expence to myself. All other efficers except the Colonial Chaplain and myself titutes in the Lervice to act procure subs for them while
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466

live in

central district allowed

a cer

Quarters and

or $90 fer

for

allowed a

Mazor

this I received $1080

the

same that is

in the army. Thus for giving up private

contracts alone.

practice worth in yearly con $3500 and from wvenous

patients another his 17460/03

$1500 in all $5,000 I received #1920.

As a matter

of fact, though I receive

more dollars than

my

predecessors

·ssors the

value of the pay is not equal to what it was in the Pay Ordinance of 1865-

or when I arrived when it

the Blue Books in

my

appeared sterling although

work has been more

since I joined.

two

ne than quintupled.

In the Blue Books for the last years my pay is not correctly stated

through my

Orvil

fault as I have repre-

sented to Government, it stands.

Colonial lurgeons pay Quarters Chair (ellowance

$6168.00

it should be

$4800.00

$1,080.00

$288.00

$1080.00 $988.00

by

said he

by

some mistake the Quarters and Chair Allowance have been added to

the Colonial lingcous pory and repeated

in the other columns as well.

The Government Allowance for

four chair coolies is $288, #6 each per

Jensem

to do

sey

work in which I often have to cover ten miles a day up hill and down dale. I have to employ four

chair coolies and a jinrickshaw

coolie and to give them && a month each as no coolies can be got to be in readiness for amyy

call night

night or day

86

a month

Lo

at

that I receive $288 and

have to pay $480

(タコーレ

am allowed two months leave

em on condition I

full pay every your

provide

a substitute

only

have I

been able to do this in seventeen years

and then a

private practitioner did the

duty ut considerable expence to myself. All other efficers except the Colonial Chaplain and

myself titutes in the Lervice to act

procure subs

for

them

while

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