No.254.
Sir,
Government House,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1901.
Andreae). 25th June, 1904.
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I have the honour to forward a Memorial handed to the Colonial Secretary on the 11th instant to which over 1,000 signatures are appended.
As certain statements in the Memorial require examination, I have requested the Colonial Secretary, the Director of Public Works, and the Captain Superintendent of Police to look into the matter and report. I shall forward their report for your information. In the meantime, the Memorial, which I had not seen before writing my despatch No.244 of the 5th instant, supports my statement as to the public anxiety that an expert report should be obtained upon the general question of the sanitation of the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
Humble servant,
HENRY A. BLAKE
GOVERNOR, &c., &c.,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE,
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
&c., &c.,