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condition, applicable to all the grouped Colonies, were

ingerbod to the effect that Medical Officers with local

for

blood in their veins are only eligible/appointment in the

Colony of their origin.

On further consideration Dr.

Atkinson has reported that he considers that the conditions

are so different in the three Colonies as to preclude the

adoption of such a scheme as he suggested. I agree with

Dr. Atkinson that it is impracticable to include the Ceylon

Medical Service. The formation of a Medical Service for

the Federated Malay States, Straits Settlements, Hongkong

and Weihaiwei presents, however, less difficulties and

might I think he undertaken with advantage. In the meantime

as the Federated Malay States, the Straits Settlements and

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Hongkong are already in a manner linked, it occurs to me

that improvement in the recruiting of Officers for the

Medical Service in those Colonies might be obtained by

publishing a list of the Medical appointments in each when

calling for candidates for any of them. It would, however,

be

have to made clear that Medical Officers are not inter-

-changeable among the Colonies named except by selection

and that candidates have no claim to be transferred on

promotion