satisfactorily determined without
a certain amount of local
knowledge.
Under these circumstances I strongly recommend that the question shall be referred
to Lord Elgin, and that the Government shall accept
his decision upon it, as final :
I have...
(Signed) J. Hope,
Vice-Admiral and
Commander-in-
(True Copy)
(Signed) J. W. M. Ashley
Colonial Secretary.
Wongkong, January 15th 1861
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The Committee detailed in Departmental Orders of the 10th
January, 1861, and of which the
following Medical Officers were
Members .
Dr. Muir, Dy Insp Genl. President
Dr Currie, Snr Med Offr
Dr. Rutherford, Sanitary Officer
having proceeded to Kowloon on 11th Instant, minutely inspected the different sites, which might be deemed suitable for the erection of Barracks and Hospitals for the Troops stationed in