CO129-411 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [5-7] — Page 217

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REGR 19 JUN 14

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

29th May, 1914.

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I have the honour to confirm my telegram of the

P73 20th of May which decoded was as follows:-

"Three additional nursing sisters required as

"soon as possible. Two for private nursing staff one for Civil

"Hospital staff. Despatch follows by mail",

I enclose papers of particulars of these posts.

Following the usual practice the two sisters at present doing

private duty will join the hospital staff, and be replaced by

the sisters now asked for.

2.

My reasons for requesting your sanction for this

considerable addition to the nursing staff are as follows:-

In July last year the Principal Civil Medical

Officer recommended an increase of the European female Nursing

Staff on the ground that there was no margin in the existing

establishment for vacancies through sickness or leave of absence

and that an extension to the maternity ward and the addition of

a private ward at the Government Civil Hospital had not been

followed by an increase of staff.

I considered that the case might be met by the

appointment of two additional Probationers who were accordingly

provided for in the Estimates for the current year.

It has not, however, been found possible to

obtain the services of suitable probationers, as I had hoped,

and I therefore consider it necessary to increase the number of

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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