I shall be glad if you will furnish me with a general scheme showing the recent effect of the appointment of new officers in the Medical and Sanitary Department and of any further proposals that it may be necessary to make as to the requirements of that department.
All Her Majesty's Settlements in Hongkong and in new territory are full of kind regards to the in Hongkong colony and in new territory for their welfare Year and Countless.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG. 16 Jul 1901
Mr Lucas. I am sorry to have had to succeed Dr Atkinson, but in renewed outbreaks plague has caused real panic, and I am not satisfied that every precaution that could have been taken has been sufficient or carried out. Early