CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 29

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If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department. The fee for this examination will be refunded to you if necessary for your appointment by the C.A.

7. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any reason other than mental or physical infirmity.

8. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such half salary and full salary respectively will be then available as to which you may obtain information from this Department.

I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents.

[This letter is to be detached and left with the Medical Adviser.]

Downing Street, London,

29 March 1901

Sir,

I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to request that you will be good enough to examine the bearer of this letter, Mr. J. M. McLeod, and report whether, in your opinion, he is physically fit for service as Principal Medical Officer in the Victoria Hospital, Hong Kong.

He has been informed that he will have to pay your fee of one guinea.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

C.P.L.

Patrick Manson, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P., 21, Queen Anne Street, London, W.;

Andrew Davidson, Esq., M.D., 29, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh;

J. Hawtrey Benson, Esq., M.D., Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.

(Hours: 10 a.m. to 12 noon.)

(Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

(Hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m.)

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If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department. The fee for this examination will be refunded to you if necessary for your appointment by the C.A. 7. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any reason other than mental or physical infirmity. 8. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such half salary and full salary respectively will be then available as to which you may obtain information from this Department. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents. [This letter is to be detached and left with the Medical Adviser.] Downing Street, London, 29 March 1901 Sir, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to request that you will be good enough to examine the bearer of this letter, Mr. J. M. McLeod, and report whether, in your opinion, he is physically fit for service as Principal Medical Officer in the Victoria Hospital, Hong Kong. He has been informed that he will have to pay your fee of one guinea. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, C.P.L. Patrick Manson, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P., 21, Queen Anne Street, London, W.; Andrew Davidson, Esq., M.D., 29, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh; J. Hawtrey Benson, Esq., M.D., Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. (Hours: 10 a.m. to 12 noon.) (Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) (Hours: 2:30 to 4 p.m.)
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more than £500 (îà

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If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Adviser of this Department, entred whose name are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being

the Colmics.

medically examined. The letter is to be detached-end- left with him and

be you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinca. He will send his

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7. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with fun a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any other reason than

mental or physical infirmity.

per annum.]

8. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such bulf salary and fall-entary respectively will be-then-manilable as to which you may obtain information**

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[This letter is to be detached and left with the Medical Adviser.]

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29 March 1901

Sir,

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Patrick Manson, Esq., MD F. R. C.P.,

21, Queen Anne Street, London, W.; Andrew Davidson, Esq., M.D.,

29, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh ; J. Hawtrey Benson, Bag., M.D.,

Pitzwilliam Square, Dublin.

fillours: 10 am. to 12 noon.)

(Hours: 10 am, to 1 p.m.)

(Hours: 230 ta sp..

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