Enclosure 3.
90
The Commille is aware of the advantages to be dorived from lodging the patients in
lemporary
structures cokich can
be burnt immediately after they are frees of patients, un order' more: effectually to déstroy all sources of infections, but they recoquize, inn view of the doebructive
of the typhoons to which the Colony
liable
during
the summ
effects
vermouths, the
advantages of ableost possessing a certain amount
ofabled
of ferma acut accommodation for the reception of patients in
Case
of any emergency
The Committee of thee. Chamber earnestly request that the subject of Quarantine magh reconsidered. The present restrictions
στο
Shipping
are
the introducation.
of no practical use
of disease, and
against
they
are
calculated to briously interfere with all
mercantile interests
I have, te,
$7 H. heswick
Chairman.
Acting Colonial Secretary to Chairman, Hougtong
General Chamber of Commerce.
(Copy)
N809.
Sir.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 18th July, 1885.
In answer to your
15th instant respecting
letter of the
the Quarantine.
Regulations published in the __ Government Gazette of the 27th ulting
I am directed by
Administering
to
the Officer-
the Government.
inform you that, in the présent circucustances of the Colony,
The Ston: 88m Keswick
Chairm
ou,
Hongkong
General
Chamber of Common
it