CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 370

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to succeed Dr. Jordan would _~ materially add to the efficiency

and reserve

force of the Medi

new

en

cal staff, whereas further quiries have revealed not only the certainty that the time of the proposed

Officer would be so fully occupied in the performance of the duties of "Health Officer as to preclude him from rendering any

assistance outside those duties,

but also the probability that the medical work of the port

might

onerous.

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for

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might prove too

officer to perform single-

an

handed,

time

even

though his entire

is a

-con-

were devoted to it. In this latter connection I should state that not only siderable portion of D. Jordan's time occupied with the duties of Health Officer, but also near by the whole time of his

sistant, Dr Bell.

as

In the above circumstances

and in view of the extra ex- penditure that would be in-

volved