DR. HUNTER'S ASSERTIONS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1860, 20 September 1913, Page 13

DR. HUNTER'S ASSERTIONS

Sir, —Dr. Hunter poses as a martyr (and his brother, Professor Hunter, supports him) in that lie avers that certain "charges" against the Duncdin Hospital which accompanied his application for reappointment were tho cause of his being turned down by tho Duncdin Hospital Trustees in 1904. Will he answer ma categorically tho following questions—Yes, or No? (1) Did tho trustees thank Dr. Hunter for his "suggestions" and courteously inform him they would put them into praetico as opportunity offered?— Yes, or No.

(2) Have the trustees not put them into practice at a cost of several thousand pounds on a much moro elaborate scale than Dr. Hunter suggested?— Yes, or No.

(3) Did Dr. Hunter apply for his old position on tho out-door staff of tho Duncdin Hospital?— Yes, or No.

(4) Did ho seek to displaco a certain surgeon on tho indoor staff?—Xes, or No.

(5) Was that senior surgeon tho son of a former professor of tho Otago University, whoso namo Dr. Hunter mentioned in connection with "iron pills"? —Yes, or No. (6) Was the only applicant for Dr. Hunter's former position as assistant physician on tlie out-patients staff appointed?— Yes, or No. (7) Was the namo of that applicant si appointed the same as mentioned by liim as "made an expert by the stroke of tho pen" in the diseases of children? —Yes, or No. (8) Doos Dr. Hunter think any man lias a grievance who fails to obtain promotion by displacing his seniors?— Yes, or No.

(9) Does Dr. Hunter think any man has a grievanco if he is not reappointed to a position for which ho has not applied?— Yes, or No. , (10) Does lie think any unprejudiced person will think tho said man mentioned in eight or liino has a grievanco. —I am, etc., HINC ILLAE LACHRYMAE.

P.S. —Dr. Hunter has a habit in the correspondence columns of tho Duncdin papers.of asking question categorically as above. ' Dunedin, September 10-