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This paragraph to

be omitted in the ease

of appointments of

more than £500 liz

West Africa £600) per an}

4. 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,

5. 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 other reason than

mental or physical infirmity.

6. 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 sekalih subory conti fuit salary respectively milk-

be there woailable, as to which

Tegrarinaerobno

may obtain information in

7. 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,

Agents.

It is deniable

Haughany afterwards.

8. So

the Governor and to the Crown

fear

deniable that you should be

Sept. 1, as soon as

Im

Your Medient Sercant,

as fossible

Joyou should understand that

living in Hay

Kong is much more ha

expensis than in this county.

Sir,

This letter is to be detached and left with the Medical Advisor.}

Downing Street, London,

26aly 1903

Mr. Chamberlain

I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colanies to

request that you will be good enough to examine the bearer of this letter,

Mr. R. J. Birkbeck,

R.J.

and report whether, in your opinion, he is physically fit for service as

Amstant Master Queen's

H. Kay

guinea.

Coll

He has been informed that he will have to pay you a fee of one

Patrick Manson, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P.,

21, Queen Anne Street, London, W.; Andrew

© Davidson, Esq. J.D. plass Morningside Drive, Edinburgh ; Hautrey Benson, Esq., M.D.,

57, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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

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

(Hours: 2.30 to 4 p.m.)