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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO ADVISE UPON THE NATURE OF THE
COLLECTIONS, WHICH THE
COLONIAL MUSEUM OF HONG KONG
SHOULD CONTAIN AND UPON THE
ACCOMMODATION WHICH THOSE COLLECTIONS
ARE LIKELY TO REQUIRE.
BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DepartmenT,
1, Peak Road,
Hong Kong,
11th January, 1938.
THE HONOURABLE
SIR,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
HONG KONG.
I have the honour to submit the report of the Committee with five enclosures attached, appointed with the following terms of reference :-
To advise upon the nature of the collections which the Colonial Museum of Hong Kong should contain and upon the accommodation which those collections are likely to require.
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I asked His Excellency the Governor whether the Committee might exceed the terms of reference in view of the fact that two of its members would shortly be leaving the Colony and he gave me verbal permission to do this.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Sd.) G. A. C. HERKLOTS.
P.S. C.S.O. File No. 2880/34, the existence of which we were unaware, was received after the completion of our report. The evidence in this file merely supports our observations and in no way affects the conclusions which we had already reached.
(Intd.) G.A.C.H.
12.1.38.