CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 612

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the honour to transmit for your favourable consideration

Tok may,

1897

the enclosed copy of a letter Encl: 2 from D. Atkinson, Acting Colonial Surgeon, in which he recommends the

appointment of Dr Swan as an Assistant Surgeon in the Medical Department in preference to obtaining the services

of a medical officer from home.

The salary Dr Swan is prepared to accept is $60 a month less than that which I suggested in my despatch under reference should be attached.

As to the appointment of Assistant Surgeon, and I therefore beg to recommend Dr Swan's appointment on both grounds of economy and for the reasons stated by Dr Atkinson - at a salary of $240 a month with an allowance of $60 a month in lieu of quarters and of $24

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the honour to transmit for your favourable consideration Tok may, 1897 the enclosed copy of a letter Encl: 2 from D. Atkinson, Acting Colonial Surgeon, in which he recommends the appointment of Dr Swan as an Assistant Surgeon in the Medical Department in preference to obtaining the services of a medical officer from home. The salary Dr Swan is prepared to accept is $60 a month less than that which I suggested in my despatch under reference should be attached. As to the appointment of Assistant Surgeon, and I therefore beg to recommend Dr Swan's appointment on both grounds of economy and for the reasons stated by Dr Atkinson - at a salary of $240 a month with an allowance of $60 a month in lieu of quarters and of $24
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604 the honour to transmit for your favourable consideration Tok may, 1897 the enclosed copy of a letter Encl: 2 from D. Atkinson, Acting- "Colonial Surgeon, in which ommends the he recomm appoint ment of Dr Swan as an As- sistant Surgeon in the Medical Department in preference to obtaining the services of a from home. a medical officer which Dr The salary Swan is prepared to accept is is $60 a month less than that which I suggested. in my despatch under refer- ence should be attached. As to the appointment of ds_ sistant Surgeon, and I there fore beg to recommend Dr Swan's appointment- both grounds of economy -on and for the reasons stated by Dr Atkinson - at a salary of ~ $240 a month with an al- аг lowance of $60 a month in liew of quarters and of $24
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the honour to transmit for your favourable consideration

Tok may,

1897

the enclosed copy of a letter Encl: 2 from D. Atkinson, Acting- "Colonial Surgeon, in which ommends the

he recomm

appoint

ment of Dr Swan as an As- sistant Surgeon in the Medical Department in preference to obtaining the

services

of a

from home.

a medical officer

which Dr

The salary Swan is prepared to accept

is

is $60 a month less than

that which I suggested.

in

my despatch under refer-

ence should be attached.

As

to the appointment of ds_ sistant Surgeon, and I there fore beg to recommend Dr Swan's appointment- both grounds of economy

-on

and

for the reasons stated

by Dr Atkinson - at a salary of ~

$240 a month with an al-

аг

lowance of $60 a month in liew of quarters and of

$24

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