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Dear Fiddian,

I have your letter of November 16th regarding the

vacant post of Government Bacteriologist, Hong Kong, and Kinett'6

application regarding it.

With reference to his suitability for the appointment,

I would say that so far as energy and devotion to duty are concerned,

I think he would do excellently well. He has a good knowledge of

bacteriology and, indeed, as you know, has published work on the

subject. The only matter regarding which I have any doubt is the

pathological work. At one time I believe Kinett was a good deal

concerned with pathological questions, and I have a copy of a

testimonial in which his qualifications as a pathologist are

specially mentioned. Furthermore, in 1911 he published a paper

on three unusual post mortems, showing that he was still keeping

up his interest in the subject; while in 1906 he won the prize of

the Pathological Society, Guy's Hospital, Hence I think there can

be no doubt he was well grounded in pathology, though of course his