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absurd for him to endeavour to shift the blame for his own shortcomings on to this Company.
The young Artillery Officer who missed his passage by the transport "Formosa" happened to be my own cousin; he came ashore to report himself, after vaccination, but was not allowed to re-embark to get his kit until after pratique was granted, in the meantime the "Formosa" had sailed.
Para: 6. Dr. Swan states that he boarded the "Ballaaret" very shortly after 8 a.m. and not at 8.35 a.m. In his official report, attached hereto, Captain Denny states that "the Medical Officer arrived alongside at 8.35 a.m." and he further mentions that it was not until 5.40 p.m. that "the Medical Officer came on board again and granted pratique giving us only an hour of daylight to bring the ship to the wharf", these times were taken from the official log of the ship. Dr. Swan again states there was "no special signal flying or notice sent to me of sickness on board", although the "Ballaarat" was flying the yellow flag and was in quarantine ground. These remarks of Dr. Swan's display a lack of knowledge of the quarantine Regulations of the Port, but they emphasise the necessity for establishing a better system of signalling "infected" vessels, as advocated in my letter.
The case on the "Ballaarat", a Native fireman who had been placed in one of the ship's boats, was a very mild one and had declared itself before the vessel arrived at Colombo; the vessel had been granted pratique both at Penang and Singapore immediately the Health Officer boarded the ship.
After reading Dr. Swan's letter, the conviction is forced on me that he fails to appreciate what constitutes the duties and obligations of the Medical Officer of this port. Nor does he realise how narrowly he escaped incurring
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absurd for him to endeavour to shift the blame for his own shortcomings on to this Company.
The young Artillery Officer who missed his passage
by the transport "Formosa" happened to be my own cousin; he came ashore to report himself, after vaccination, but was not allowed to re-embark to get his kit until after pratique was granted, in the meantime the "Formosa" had sailed.
Fara: 6. Dr.Swan states that he boarded the "Balla-
aret"
very shortly after 8 a.m. and not at 8.35 a.m." In his official report, sttached hereto, Captain Denny states that "the Medical Officer arrived alongside at 8.35 a.." and he further mentions that it was not until 5.40 p.m. that "the Medical Officer came on board again and granted pratique giving us only an hour of daylight to bring the ship to the wharf", these times were taken from the official log of the ship. Dr. Swan again states there was "no special signal fly- ing or notice sent to me of sickness on board", although the "Ballaarat" was flying the yellow flag and was in quarantine ground. These remarks of Dr. Swan's display a lack of know- ledge of the quarantine Regulations of the Port, but they emphasise the necessity for establishing a better system of signalling "infected" vessels, as advocated in my letter.
The case on the "Ballaaret", a Native fireman who had
been placed in one of the ship's boat, was a very mild one and had declared itself before the vessel arrived at Colombo the vessel had been granted pratique both at Penang and Singapore immediately the Health Officer boarded the ship.
After reading Dr. Swan's letter the conviction is forced on me that be fails to appreciate what constitute the duties and obligations of the Medical Officer of this most port. Nor does be realise how narrowly he escaped incurring
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