CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917 — Page 609

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administered as distinct parts of one Hospital endor

the same President, the same Executive Committee. the same Medical Staff and the same Lady Superintendent

How then can it truly be said that we

desired complete separation f

General Henderson atater that he drew the conclusion that such was my desire because of a par- ticular expression used by me at the meeting on the 10th instant. At that Keeting, -in the discussion which took place over the resolutions which I had proposed for the purpose of applying principles which I understood had already been accepted by your Committee the Chairman suggested that I was waing my position as keeper of the funds made available from Hongkong in order to drive a hard bargain. In reply to this suggestion I bogged all present to believe that it was far from my wish to impose unreasonable conditions. I explained that I felt myself to be in the position of a Trustee of the funds in question and I pointed out that, unless the administration of the Hospital were condu.ted in such a way as to enable me to see and subeequently to say, precisely where and how these funds had been expended. I could not possibly give an account of my stewardship and to that extent would fail in my duty to those whose interests I was privileged to represent. I went out of my way to disclaim any idea of taking advantage of the fact that I happened at the morent to hold the purES strings'. I said this before my resolutions had

been voted upon

After I had said it they were

accepted in principle

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