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Clay as a dangerous lunatic under
the Warrant of the Chief Judge of
the Supreme Court.
2.
Sadly I
Cart
of
China and
Japan. I cannot conceal from your
Lordship my surprise at the course
which has been adopted by the Her Majesty's Offices in Shanghai, and
which has resulted in throwing upon this Colony the responsibility and expense of maintaining a destitute
lunatic who has
no
connection whatever
with this Colony.
3.
From the documents forwarded
to your Lordship you will
find that the
Her Majesty's Consul moved the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Shanghai to issue
a Warrant for
the transmission to this Colony of
the
lunatic
person referred to. This was done without any previous reference
to me, and apparently under the belief that
this Colony
possesses
better
hospital accommodation
for the reception and treatment of lunatic patients than was to be found in Shanghai.
Unfortunately this Colony,
was not more suitable
for lodging
or
proper
care
or
means
whatever
of providing homely care, and had the Consul applied to me
in the first instance I should
at once have explained to him the present position of affairs. This act of courtesy, however,
was not performed, and the first intimation