CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 489

the following telegram :-

"Referring to my despatch "N:53 defer action pending "receipt of despatch by

2.

"next mail."

My

questing you

any

reason

for re- to defer taking

a

an

action on my previous despatch is to allow you opportunity of considering an application, a copy of which Conetow Jenclose, from Dr Bell, who * desires to be appointed to

the

vacancy

in the Medical

Department

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Department about to be created by the retirement on

pension of D. Marques, if the emolu- ments of the post

are

to be the same as those of Dr ~ Clark, which are stated in-

the paper of particulars al-

3.

me.

ready forwarded by

The Acting Colonial Surgeon, (D: Atkinson), reports highly of the professional abilities of D. Bell and states that the local experience and knowledge acquired by him

in