§ DR. R. FARQUHARSON (Aberdeenshire, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he has recently appointed Mr. J. F. S. Fowler, late Surgeon Captain Army Medical Staff, to the post of Colonial Surgeon in British Guiana; if so, whether, at the time of making the appointment, he was aware that Mr. Fowler had recently left the Army Medical Department, and of the circumstances under which he retired; and whether, before making the appointment, he received any special recommendation of Mr. Fowler from the Army Medical Department?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN,) Birmingham, W.I have made the appointment in question, and with a knowledge of the circumstances referred to. Dr. Fowler's reputation in the Service, before the events which led to his retirement, was excellent; and the medical authorities were consulted before he was selected for employment under the Colonial Office.