No.262.
ビ 707 C.O 2016.1 Е 29155 hencheure 1. 18. 7. (PG spare worthy cofries.) Budvaure (3 epare copies) the Pelation
Sir,
Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1901.
I have the honour, in reference to my despatch No. 254 of the 18th instant, to forward for your information the Memoranda drawn up by the Colonial Secretary, the Acting Director of Public Works, and the Captain Superintendent of Police on the various statements in the petition.
2.
I fear that the signatories to the petition were not acquainted with the facts and that it was largely signed on the simple issue that the sanitation of the town required thorough examination by an Expert of experience. I observe that some of the signatures are those of Aliens. The few Chinese whose signatures were obtained are, I am informed, men of small consideration among the Chinese Community, but, apart from this, the petition is influentially signed.
3.
The Memoranda show that the Government has not been neglectful. It appears that the Sanitary Ordinances...
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, &c., &c., &c.
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