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under the License and subsequent surveillance of Government.
The Surgeon Major hesitates giving a positive opinion on this point, owing to his recent arrival in the Colony and the strong representations of the Registrar General.
The Committee are of opinion that a considerable amount of Prostitution takes place out of doors, and in boats in the Harbor, between females not residing in Licensed houses and the sailors and soldiers of Her Majesty's Service and others; the Committee would beg to impress the expediency of making such stringent regulations in regard to paragraph 411 of the Ordinance, to bring such Offences under its operation.
The Committee are of opinion that paragraphs 4b and 4b's should be incorporated into the Regulations of all Licensed Boarding Houses.
The Committee are of opinion that care should be taken by the Commanding and Medical Officers of Her Majesty's Ships and Regiments, especially those newly arrived, and more particularly those arrived from Japan and the Austrian Ports, that men capable of diffusing the disease should be kept on board their ships...