interference might cause falling off in the voluntary
subscriptions and lead to an
general loss of confidence
on the part of the
Chinese.
3 On the other hand it is
an institution in a
British Colony, some-
what anomalous, priding itself on being
free from exciting native sentiment,
and
should receive
careful supervision,
not being left alone.
...
es harbour, for
founded and conducted
In many respects
on lines which are not in accordance with European
views and scientific knowledge.
Before the whole question is so
one
on which I must be
guided by local experience,
essentially a matter for local judgment and therefore I am
inclined to accept your views, and
after fully and
carefully
considering the Report, I have
decided as a provisional measure,
to approve of the appointments
of
Dr. J. C. Thomson
as Visiting Surgeon
and
of Dr. Charing Cheng
as Resident
Surgeon at the Hospital, on the conditions stated in your Despatch.
5. I
am
the
more disposed
to
approve of these appointments
since the receipt of your
Despatch of the 13th ult.,
reporting that the necessary
arrangements
are
to be made
for working
successfully; but it will be
clearly understood that I
have sanctioned
this present arrangement
as an experiment,
and that either or both of the
appointments may be cancelled
hereafter without compensation
if in a year's time,
a full
report which should then