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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]",
        "page_number": 18,
        "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "17\n\n&. Mr. Young.\n\nHaving, in the absence of any available civilian, applied to the Major General Commanding I have been enabled to secure the services of Assistant Surgeon L. E. Scanlan, Her Majesty's 10th Regiment for as long a period as may be required whom I have appointed to the vacancy pending the receipt of Your Lordship's instructions\n\n3. I annex the usual Form containing the particulars respecting the nature and incidents of the Office in reference to which I addressed Your Lordship dated 18th July in my Despatch 855.\n\n4. The opportunity has now occurred of deciding whether the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital is to be allowed to supplement his Salary by fees as, I think, paid erroneously to him under Ordinance No. 7 of 1868, as reported in my Despatch already referred to. In my opinion, it would be far better to raise the fixed Salary than to permit the present system with its attendant evils to continue.\n\n5. I beg to solicit Your Lordship's instructions.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]",
        "page_number": 268,
        "title": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "266\n\nIn the absence of a Colonial Surgeon, and the resignation of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital; (Mr Young) it becomes necessary for me to request that Mr M'Cay may be sent here without unnecessary delay.\n\nI found, on the resignation of Mr Young, I obtained the temporary aid of Assistant Surgeon Scanlan, 10th Regiment to replace him; but that officer having received orders to proceed to Singapore with his Regiment, I am greatly at a loss to find a substitute for him.\n\nI would, therefore, beg of your Lordship to appoint and send out an Officer with as little delay as possible, to replace Mr Young. I should greatly prefer a man trained in the modern school of Hospital management, and I think the appointment (a Memo of the duties and emoluments of which I enclose) a very good opening for a young man of character and ability.\n\nD. John Macdonnell, Medical Poor Law Commission, Dublin, selected Dr. McCoy many years ago, at my suggestion and he has entirely justified Dr. Macdonnell's recommendation. I trust that I am not presuming in recommending him.",
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