12:

the

mam

Europeans who are driven

by a brying chimate to damn medical. relief. Many have been the advuse representations made by the Colonial Surgeon,

- frequent the consideration by the Government of plans for the erection of

and as

a

Meu

hospital or for improvement of

do

the old one, but want of funds, I

coupled with a

desire to defer ontlay

until the plans could be carried out

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An Awe

which would be oreditable

hiseddy

to the Colony, have interponed.

Portunately we hate at this moment Ornal

t

at our disposal as may large

arising from

the Gambling.

zum)

Prond, and)

to what better object could 1,100,000 there of be applied thom to the erection

in praty for faul

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and!

of a Wapital where Chinese, as well

-Europeans, could be received linded? If strongly urged on the Secretary of State, I cannot thinke that his approval would be withheld, the inability of the

more)

especially

Ao

tale

Colony to meet the expenditure of

has been caused by the I

years

heavy profitles ontlay of close on One Million of Bollang at the Mind,

Kowloon, and

C

Ilone Cutters Band). I have the hover to be,

Your Forcellency's

Wat obedient zement,

Mansonia Pontin

a

Colonial Secretion

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