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Acting Colonial Secretary to Acting Colonial Surgeon,
(Private)
10th November 1886.
Colonial Secretary's Offices,
Hongkong,
6th November, 1886,
From
to
C.O.
1512
The Acting Colonial Secretary
to
The Acting Colonial Surgeon.
In reply to
your letter of the 5th instant, announcing the illness of Dr. Tranquaire
and stating that Dr. Wharry reports himself unable to do the medico-legal
work, I have the honour, by direction of the Officer Administering the Government, to inform you that, in compliance with
your request, the Military Authorities
were asked to delegate one
of their Medical Officers to undertake the duty
for the next few days.
A reply has been received from the Assistant Military Secretary to