Ja any further communica.
on this subject, please quote
D.V.
13912
ad address letter to-
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
London, S.W.
11435
28th
Admiralty,
December, 1903
C.C.
46426
Sir,
406
20 JEC 03
With reference to your letter of the 2nd October,
1903, No.35728/03, on the subject of the use of the Naval
Infectious Hospital at Hong Kong for Smallpox cases, I am
commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, that this matter has been the
subject of their very careful consideration on more than
one occasion. The action taken by the local Admiralty
Authorities has been based on their instructions.
2.
I am to invite attention to the facts of the
case.
3.
When My Lords first proposed to build the
Infectious Hospital on the Mount Parish site it was brought
to their notice that an objection was raised to the treat-
ment of Smallpox or other infectious diseases in the
Hospital, and that the following clause was contained in
the lease :-
"And whereas the said Commissioners having applied
"for a lease of the piece of ground hereinafter
"described for the purposes of a Naval Hospital on
"condition that the same be not used for the treatment
"of smallpox or other infectious diseases and His
"Excellency the Governor has agreed to demise for
"such purposes only subject to the conditions" &c.
The Naval Commander-in-Chief was instructed by
Admiralty letter lat April, 1898 :-
Under Secretary
of State,
"to ascertain if the Colonial Government will
"withdraw their objection as the site is an isolated
"one and an Infectious Hospital on it is not likely
"to cause any danger to inhabitants in the vicinity”.
4.
In a letter dated 12th December, 1898, the
Commander-in-Chief forwarded a letter from the
COLONIAL OFFICE.
Governor