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Medical Officer and all the Assistant Surgeons in the Medical
Department, although the Principal Civil Medical Officer and
Dr. Bell have quarters at the Government Civil Hospital and
Dr. Thomson draws a House Allowance of $720 per anmm.
I
It appears that the reason was that it was intended
that these Officers when they came on the Sterling basis
should pay rent for the quarters they enjoy. This principle
has not, however, been adopted in this Colony.
5.
In addition to the quarters occupied by
Drs. Atkinson and Bell there will be when the Victoria Hospital
for Women and Children is completed a third set of quarters
available attached to that Hospital.
It will depend in the future as it has in the past
on the nature of the duties whether in immediate connection
with one or other of these two Hospitals or otherwise
that
on,
a Medical Officer is engaged on whether he will have free
quarters allocated to him or not.
6.
I suggest therefore that the salaries as
fixed by you be left as they stand, and that the quarters be regarded as available for such Officers as may be assigned to
purely Hospital work.
Dr.
Thomson who is in charge of the Gaol and has therefore to live close to that institution, and his successors in office, should continue to draw the House Allowance of $720 until such time as quarters near the Gaol are provided.
7.
You have queried the sufficiency of the salaries of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforests- tion Department,. of the Headmaster of Queen's College and of
the
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