No. 136
Government House,
Hongkong,
27 June 1893.
Enclosure 1.
26th June 1893.
(With six spare copies.)
Enclosure 2.
24 July 1893.
My Lord Marquess,
I have the honour to transmit for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled:-
"An Ordinance to make provision for regulating the prevention of the importation and keeping of dogs and the spread of rabies."
2. The customary Report by the Attorney General is annexed, and I need only add that the necessity for the Ordinance has unfortunately been demonstrated by several recent cases of rabies in the Colony. The Ordinance was passed unanimously by the Legislative Council.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's most obedient
Humble Servant,
William Robinson
The Marquess of Ripon K.G.
&c., &c., &c.