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The Executive Council of Hongkong.
Council Chambers, 23rd November, 1906,
Present:-
2.30 P.M.
log 29 DEC 06
1. The Honourable Mr T. Sercombe Smith, Colonial Secretary, Chairman.
2. The Honourable Mr H. H. J. Gompertz, Attorney General.
3. The Honourable Mr A. M. Thomson, Colonial Treasurer.
4. The Honourable Mr W. Chatham, Director of Public Works.
5. The Honourable Dr Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer.
6. The Honourable Sir Paul Chater, Knight. C.M.G.
7. The Honourable Mr E. A. Hewett.
Mr A. G. Fletcher, Clerk of Councils, Mr J. Dyer Ball, Interpreter, and Mr T. Petrie, shorthand writer.
The Chairman:-
Meeting convened to investigate charges against Francis Ward, Sanitary Inspector.
Francis Ward, called:-
Mr Ward, you received my letter making certain charges against you, numbered A to H, and your reply was to the following effect:-
Hongkong, 16th November, 1906.
The Honourable Mr T. Sercombe Smith.
Colonial Secretary. &c. &c.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant No. 6384/1906/C.S.O.
In reply to "A" the late Inspector O'Keefe requested me to lend the money to the Ui Fong, but...