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despatch N°337 of the 2nd De- Encont cember last, I have now the

honour to reply to that portion of your despatch N°229 of their m 18th September last which deals with the Medical Staff of the Colony, and to submit the following

recommendations

in regard thereto :-

1. That the recently appoint ed Medical Officer of "ealth for the Colony be permanently

attached to the new

-Sanitary

Board in a subordinate capaci

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ty: that he be the adviser of the Board (and indirectly of the Government through the Board) on all matters connect. ed with the Public Health of

the Colony,

and at the same

time the Board's Chief Executive

Officer: and further that he be entirely independent of the control of the Head of the Medi cal staff proper, except in the latter's capacity

as a member

of the Sanitary Board.

The above recommenda-

ty

tion