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3 doctors quite deoently and to afford of g
decent living for each, and which, even taking
pensions in consideration, would be- equal to
the average salary of the best paid public ofi-
cial exc"ptingths Governor and Chief Justice.
1t is, of course, doctors own affair to render
themselves agreeable to The public, and if they
possess sufficient knowledge in their profess
sion, they must succeed; if we get a tn I'd
physician, and if it should be q man like the
one who was lately here to serve in the place
of one of the her physicians when on leave
Of absence, he would be sure to gain %
good footing and have a handsome income, Re
he had gained the confidence of people. But
moreover, the presence of q third physician
We Id serve to make those that are here more
agreeable, and thus it may lead TO still more
extensive practice in their way, even with
third maj HIRE. A third doctor would ird a
living, and q COOL living here, that ID certain.
But howIis he to be got, how is he to come ?
Some private parties might be willing before
hand to IA gree to employ the new man, but
unless the ma ter of his coming be a matter
of certainty, those parties would not bina
themselves SO, because If it ,hould fail, they
would necessarily be placed in an unpleasant
position toward the two that are here. He
had made Il calculation and found that one Of
the two doctors is in receipt OF about 81 800
fixed income from the public, OF which
there are $700 over which the Government
has the control; if a part of these were used
to get a new physician TO come out, it would
be but what was done previously. There are
FIRST 1888 pa. from the Colonial Treasury as
a salary to the Landphysician, this cannot be
changed besides that, the same aootor has
nm income which at q low figure can be put
down at $3.50 p. g., as a quarantine doctor
when as Lahdphysicus be attend to vessels ~
Sw,.A Ioco oM1 ,ub1oL oonVNf he I ara1. xN,k
down these two items with a round sum Of
81, 200 D. g., then as Military Doctor he has
S400, making ST. 500. then lie is employed By
Government as Mortgage holder in the Central
Factory. $500 pa; then the payments when
called on in other public business making
in oil a round sum of 81 80. The twO items
of $500 and $3.50 are ut Governments, dis
pOsal. and they could be used as q standing
salary for a new physician and notice could
be given for the cessation Of the present,
agreement. he could understand that Gov
eminent might think it hard that a man
should be deprived of all income which he
has had for many years and without there
being any fault on his side but it Is here
like every where else that when the public
welfare requires it, then the sacrifice must Do
made. just like when people have to give up
their property by appropriation whenever
public requirements render II necessary; and -
if now public requirements call for a 3rd .
physician, as they decidedly do, then they
must go before. and the Government can
retract from its engagements and offer those
amounts as i~nluceInent to a new man. There
can be no doubt but that the inhabitants of
the Island are of the opinion that a third
doctor in this Jurisdiction is absolutely neces-
sary, and they are continually wishing for
one.. 1t may be so, that the present staff here
can attend to their duties and their practice
but if one Of the two fall sick, or If any epi-
demic should occur, they would not be sufi-
cient to the requirements. He would not
enter at all upon any views Ofthe manner
in which they perform their duties; but it
must not be forgotten that situated as we are,
any one wanting TO give up one doctor has
but one choice, he must take the only other
doctor; this other doctor might stand upon
his price. because he knows he is the only
, one !; butt we had a third m at, ,itswnuld net
Ue so and this is another evidence of how
they have people in their power, for you
have either to take the one who wants more
or to eat humble pie and ieturf to the one
youagave.up; this would not be 20, 4 we had a
third one. Re would now beg to ask wheth-
or Government baAtaken airy steps in tina,
direction mentioned in the Interpolation and
VIII what results?