should be invited, and the Local Government Board will be so informed.
With regard to that part of the letter in which their Lordships point to the propriety of charging Imperial Funds with the payment of the fee, I am to request that the attention of their Lordships may be drawn to the statement contained in the letter from this Department of the 10th of October, "the case of the Superintending Hongkong hospital is to be defrayed from the Funds of the Colony from which the fee to Dr. Buchanan would be provided."
Treas: Hory Ring 11598. 4.T. Amy Ring 188 Si A. 2. Kennedy KCMG.
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I have had under my consideration your despatch. Mr. Fairfield. 7. December 72. No. 14 of the 27th of June last.
Mr. Meade. Mr. Holland. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen. Lord Kimberley.
respecting the Erection of a new Civil Hospital.
Their Lordships may be drawn to the statement contained in the letter from this Department of the 10th of October. "the case of the Superintending Hongkong hospital is to be defrayed from the Funds of the Colony from which the fee to Dr. Buchanan would be provided."
I have also to state that I found myself unable to concur in the proposal of a Committee where it was suggested that the plans for this Hospital should be selected by means of a Public Competition, as has been the case in other instances. Experience has shown that such a competition is often costly in comparison with the work to be done,