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"his patients as confortable as possible, and there have been no

"complaints.".

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In the same paragraph, Dr. Ayres moreover alleges that

in surgical cases, I render very little service. This allegation is

also untrue.) When I held the post of Assistant Superintendent I

operated in good many cases at the Hospital, such as opening of abcess,

tapping for ascites, passing catheter, etc., etc. Whenever the Super-

intendent had to perform capital operations, it was I who generally

administered anaesthetics, and there was not a single fatal accident

during the whole time I was in the Hospital. Twice I performed cranio-

tomy at the Civil Hospital without the assistance of another medical

man.' In one case of hydrocephalus, the mother made a very good re-

covery. In the other case, the woman was already very weak on her ad-

mission, and died a few hours after the operation."

Since I took charge of the book Hospital, I found diffi-

culty in making arrangements for me to be present at the operations

at the Civil Hospital, because they were generally performed before

noon, when my time was taken up with my proper duty, Since my trans-

ference to the Gaol Hospital, this difficulty has greatly increased.

During part of the time when I was in the Civil Hospital

as Assistant Superintendent, Dr. J. Stockwell, and afterwards Surgeon-

Major Murray, were appointed Acting Superintendents, and I am not

avare that they ever made any complaints against me.

The subjoined paragraph is taken from the Colonial

Surgeon's Annual Report for 1885:-

"This year the Superintendent was absent on sick leave

"for five months. During his absence Drs. Dodd, Pike, and Thompson

"of the Army Medical Department, acted alternately in his place; but

"as their services could only be spared from their Military duties

"during the day, Dr. Marques performed the duties at night or in his

"absence I was called upon.".

Dr. #harry in his Annual Report for the same year, refer-

ring to those three gentlemen, stated:-

"4. All three surgeons found that they required regular