§ 78. Mr. WILLIAM THORNEasked whether it is in contemplation to withdraw from the officers of the Central Telegraph Office the privilege of selecting their own medical advisers; if not, whether he will inquire into the circumstances under which surprise visits have been paid by Post Office medical officers to the homes of patients of private practitioners; and whether he will direct that such visits shall not be paid in future unless grave reasons to suspect malingering exists?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI have no intention of withdrawing from officers of the Central Telegraph Office the privileges in question. The practice that visits should occasionally be paid by the headquarters medical staff is of long standing, and I see no reason for modifying it.