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In his Annual Report for 1884, dated February 19th 1885,
Dr. Wharry in paragraph 13, wrote thus; "The strain upon the Medical
"Officer is somewhat relieved by the gratuitous assistance of Dr. "Marques, who is good enough to attend to urgent cases, when he chances
"to be at hand in the Superintendent's absence.
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In that for 1885, Dr. Wharry referring to the Civil Hospital, stated in paragraph 11:- "At present its usefulness is very "much restricted, because there is only one Medical Officer to do all "the work, and with the best intentions one man cannot possibly accom- "plish all the Hospital work of a colony like Hong Kong.
"12. Governor Hennessy understood this, and appointed a
"; second Surgeon to the Hospital in 1880, but in 1883 Governor Bowen "removed him, and since then the patients have had to be contented
"with what I could do for them unaided.":
"13. If I happen to be out when an urgent case is "brought to the Hospital, Dr. Ayres or Dr. Marques is sent for, and if "neither can be found, the sick man must take his chance."
And in his Annual Report for 1886, Dr. Wharry stated as
follows:- "51. With the growth of the Colony, the Hospital work has "naturally increased, and there is no doubt that one Medical Officer is "not sufficient for the requirements of the Establishment.".
#62. That I have been able to carry on the work so long
"is due to the obliging disposition of Dr. Marques, and his ever ready
"assistance.
"I trust that the frequent gratuitous services of Dr. "Marques in the Civil Hospital will one day be recognized by the Govern- "ment, and a satisfactory position in the Department accorded to him.
As Assistant Superintendent, I did all the work that was
ordered by the Superintendent; and in his absence, while he was at the Peak or indisposed, I took charge of the Establishment and of all the patients. It was not usual for the Superintendent to visit the patients on Sundays.'. It was also my duty to attend the cases sent by the Police and which required immediate treatment, such as different kind of wounds of poisoning, etc., etc. It was I who stitched all the large wounds,
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