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Confidential.
Sir,
Enclosure 2.
Commander-in-Chief,
China Station,
27th October, 1904.
In reply to Your Excellency's letter of today's date, forwarding the proceedings of a meeting recently held at Government House, Hongkong, to consider the question of hospital accommodation in war time, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I concur generally with the proceedings.
2.
I enclose for Your Excellency's information, copy of a submission I have made to the Admiralty in forwarding correspondence recently received from the Commodore on the same subject, including detailed lists of the stores which would be required.
3.
I presume that the Admiralty will be furnished, through the Colonial Office, also a copy of the proceedings of the recent meeting, and I am not therefore submitting a copy to Their Lordships.
4.
The original proceedings enclosed in Your Excellency's letter are now returned herewith.
I have etc.,
(sd.) G. N. Noel,
Vice-Admiral.
Major Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., R.E.,
Governor,
Hongkong.
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Confidential.
Sir,
Enclosure 2.
Commander-in-Chief,
China Station,
27th October, 1904.
In reply to Your Excellency's letter of today's date, forwarding the proceedings of a meeting recently held at Government House, Hongkong, to consider the question of hospital accommodation in war time, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I concur generally with the proceedings.
2.
I enclose for Your Excellency's information, copy of a submission I have made to the Admiralty in forwarding correspondence recently received from the Commodore on the same subject, including detailed lists of the stores which would be required.
3.
I presume that the Admiralty will be furnished, through the Colonial Office, also a copy of the proceedings of the recent meeting, and I am not therefore submitting a copy to Their Lordships.
4.
The original proceedings enclosed in Your Excellency's letter are now returned herewith.
I have etc.,
(sd.) G. N. Noel,
Vice-Admiral.
Major Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., R.E.,
Governor,
Hongkong.
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