AN EXPLANATION.

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AN EXPLANATION.

tO TH3S JUMTOB OF THE FB-SS. Sir,—ln reading over the evidence giv-D at the inquest on tiro late -_rs Moon, it seemed to mc that some doubt was implied i —perhaps unwittingly—as to the corr-ect- | ness of the prescriptions given to the de- [ ceased by Dr. Gane. From my personal knowledge of Dr. Gane, I felt sure that he could not have unduly exposed the life of his patient to any risk. I accordingly communicated with "him, and found that the prescription is one which is every day given by one or other of the local doctors—in fact, by doctors throughout the civilised world; and that in this case, months have elapsed since it was prescribed for the deceased. According to the police evidence, the bottle was covered with dust, and evidently had not been used for some considerable time. There can, in my opinion, be no doubt that absolutely no blame attaches to Dr. Gane. Ho is well-known amongst the local medical men, who are in a position to know, as a thoroughly trustworthy and capable exponent of his profession, and it is most onfortunate the newspaper report should have contained anything that might cast any reflection upon his professional skilL—-Yours, etc., MEDICAL PIUCT_TIONER