'Post of Assistant Surgeon' [‎12r] (23/92)

Telegram t R.
Prom - Resident, Bushire.
To - Foreign, Simla.
No. 708.
Dated 17th April 1022.
My telegram No. 651.
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. writes that it would be impos
sible for Assistant Surgeon to do Hospital Quarantine and
Court work. He adds that former arrangement of Sheildi
having his own quarantine Doctor never worked well and *
latterly Sheikh has paid allowance of R? 300/- to our Assist
ant Surgeon. He thinks this though scttisfactory to incumbent
leads to inefficient*! in both Hospital and Quarantine work.
He suggests that Sheikh should be invited to pay 300/- to
Government for the services of an Assistant to the Jftiropean
Assistant Surgeon instead of paying the allowance to the
Assistant Surgeon.
H© suggests an allowance of R? 150/- or 200/-
for the Assistant Surgeon for Political work. I think that
at least former amount would be required as Assistant Surgeon
vroul I lose chance of Sheikh f s quarantine allowance.
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I do not know whether this arrangement being
rather complicated will commend itself to Government of
-i -ndia, and it seems rather anomalous that if we have European
Assistant surgeon at Bahrain he should n6t do quarantine
00 • Quarantine work however sometimes entails absence for
hours at a time and I agree that Assistant Surgeon could
not do it as well as hospital and court work.
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon suggests that Assistant
Surgeon should not be specifically nominated to Bahrain,
out to Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in case it is necessary or convenient
to transfer him.
Trevor.
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