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Charities Committee to support. I replied that the
Hospital could not be divided, but that an Extension
could be made which would be associated with the name
of the Colony.
It was on this basis that the contri-
bution was accepted.
At the meeting on 9th November, I reluctantly
assented to the proposals put forward in the form of an
ultimatum by Mr. Stewart on behalf of the Hongkong
representatives on the Committee, although I saw that
these proposals went very far in the direction of a
complete separation of the extension from the R. F.
C.
Hospital. The further remarks of Mr. Stewart, however,
have led me to the conclusion that he still desires
complete separation, and from his observation that "he
held the purse strings", I have formed the opinion that
the Committee have no guarantee that further pressure will
not be brought upon them to conduct the two hospitals
in accordance with the views of the Hongkong representa-
tives, and with regard rather to the sentiment of Hongkong
than to the interests of the Hospital.
I consider