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Colonel HUGHES.-And you want five ?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
Colonel HUGHES. An increase of two ?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
The Chairman.-What will the Principal Civil Medical Officer do then?
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Dr. BELL. He would be the head of the Department, and do all the official work. He would be the Consulting Medical Officer for the Civil Hospital; and as far as I can see he is now practically the head of the Sanitary Department.
Colonel HUGHES.-Is he the head of the Sanitary Department?
Dr. BELL. He goes to the office every day.
Colonel HUGUES.-Can you say he is or is not at the head of the Sanitary Depart- ment ?
Dr. BELL.-I cannot say that.
Colonel HUGHES. According to the Colonial Regulations—
Dr. BELL.-No, I don't know very much about regulations as far as he is con- cerned.
Dr. STEDMAN.—The Sanitary Board is a different department ?
Dr. BELL.-Yes. The President is head of the Sanitary Board. I don't know in what position he is there, but I presume he is President of Sanitary Board, because he is Principal Civil Medical Officer.
- Colonel HUGHES.--Suppose he was not President?
Dr. BELL.-I believe he would not have anything to do with it.
Colonel HUGHES.--Should he have anything to do with the Sanitary Board?
Dr. BELL.--Oh, yes; most decidedly.
Dr. STEDMAN.-Don't you think a Sanitary man should be at the head of his own Department?
Dr. BELL.-No. I think that a man, who is a skilled medical man, makes a far better sanitarian than the man who is simply a sanitarian.
Colonel HUGHES.-Are the Port Officers under the Principal Civil Medical Officer?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-- Absolutely?
Dr. BELL-Yes, entirely.
Colonel HUGHES.-When you were in charge of the Hospital were you absolutely satisfied with the subordinate staff of the Hospital?
Dr. BELL.
Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-Did you want anything at all?
Dr. BELL-No. I wanted nothing. There are some things, of course, which I wanted, and could not get. For instance, a better class Chinese boy is wanted.
Colonel HUGHES.-Were you satisfied with the arrangements in Kennedy Town last year?
Dr. BELL.-Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-What was the establishment when plague broke out-the authorized establishment?
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