not be so easily made. Adequate compensation to the Health Officer would be too heavy a tax on the present revenue of the Colony:
7.
Under these circumstances,
"I have felt it to be my duty to bring the facts of the ease to Your Lordship's -notice; and to solicit instructions
Your
as to the manner in which Lordship desires that this matter
should be dealt with in future. I have the honour to be
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
5.B.Bowen
Enclosure.
The Chairman, Hongkong
REC:
C. O.
3738 114
REG 2 MAR 35,
Several Chamber of
Commerce to The Colonial Secretary.
(Copy)
Dir
Hongkong Gaurol Chamber of Commun,
Hong Kong, 19th January, 1885
In reply to your
letter of the
11th instant requesting us to state what
are the Porto which insist on a Bill
of Health being pro dured from "Hongkong, I have the honour to state, for the information of His Excellency, the Governor, that Bills of Wealth from Hongkong
required by the following
are
Pork, viz:-
The Honourable
J. H. Marsh, OMG.
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Colonial Secretary
1. Manila
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