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myself relative to the

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engage ment of an extra Medical officer for this Colony, and to my despatch N. 131 of the 9694 23rd ultimo, I have the honour

to inform Your Lordship that application was made in telegram of the 14th instant for 4429

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an additional Medical Officer

· under the following

stances.

cireum-

(1) The Committee which I're cently appointed to enquire into the Medical Department

of

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of the Colony strongly

recom-

mended the appointment of a

Medical Officer of Health for

the

Colony (vis-a-vis the Medical officer of Health for the Port) in addition to the existing - medical staff, the time of~ which is fully occupied and which is at present reduced

owing

in numbers

to the ab

sence on leave of the Colonial Surgeon, D. Ayres.

(2) The importance of the

above recommendation was

fully