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No. 111.
WESTERN PACIFIC.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(No. 118.)
SIR,
(Received 1st May, 1915.)
Office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific,
Suva, Fiji, 10th March, 1915. I HAVE the honour to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of. correspondence with the Resident Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, on the subject of the cause of the delay in the preparation of a report on mosquito berne diseases in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
I have, &c.,
BICKHAM ESCOTT,
High Commissioner.
Reference to previous correspondence: High Commissioner's despatch No. 288, of 30th June, 1914.**
SIR,
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Enclosure 2 in No. 111.
(Gilbert and Ellice. No. 327.)
Office of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific,
Suva, Fiji, 6th December, 1914.
WITH reference to your letter No. 115, of the 6th June last, I have the honour to inquire when I may expect to No. 216, 23rd August, 1918. Circular, 20th December, 1910.
receive the information regarding mosquito- borne diseases and the distribution mosquitoes in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands which was called for by the Secretary of State's despatches noted in the margin.
His Britannic Majesty's
(No. 25 of 1915.)
I have, &c.,
BIORHAM ESCOTT,
High Commissioner.
of
SIR
(No. 115 of 1914.)
Enclosure 1 im No. 111.
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate,
Office of the Resident Commissioner,
Ocean Island; 8th June, 1914. REFERRING to my letter No. 60, dated 4th May last; and to Your Excellency's reminder No. 104, dated 20th April, 1914, on the object of mosquito-borne diseases, I have the honour to attach copy of a letter which I have received from Dr. O'Reilly, the Medical Officer of Tarawai
I have, &c.,
E. C. ELIOT, Resident Commissioner.
SIR,
Resident Commissioner,
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate.
Enclosure 3 in No. 111.
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate,
Office of the Resident Commissioner,
Ocean Island, 20th January, 1915. RAFERRING to Your Excellency's letter No. 327, dated 8th Desember last, or the subject of mosquito-borne diseases and the distribution of mosquitoes in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, I have the honour to report that Dr. O'Reilly notified me by the last mail from Tarawa that he had found it impossible as yet to deal with these subjects in view of the amount of medical and administrative work which he is called on daily to perform.
2. I will notify Dr. O'Reilly that the reports called for are deemed of impor- tance, and that they are long outstanding, and will endeavour to secure Dr. Wilbe's co-operation in assisting Dr. O'Reilly to prepare the required reports.
have, &c.,
E. C. ELIOT, Resident Commissioner.
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His Excellency
SIR,
The High Commissioner
for the Western Pacific,
Suva, Fiji,
(M.O. Tarawa, No. 10 of 1914.)
Medical Department, Betio, 18th May, 1914.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge your letter, M.O. 13 of 1914, in the matter of the Secretary of State's circular and mosquito-borne diseases:
1. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter, M.O. Tarawa No. 3 of 1913, dated 11th December, 1913, dealing with the same subject.
2. Before writing a report of any practical value must classify the mosquitoes in the Protectorate, and, with the amount of work I have in hand at present, I regret to say I shall not be able to do this till about October, by which time I can get the opinion and help of Dr. Wilbe in the Ellice Islands.
His Britannic Majesty's
Resident Commissioner,
Ocean Island.
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I have, de,
BC. M OREILLY,
Medical Oficer.
His Excellency
The High Commissioner
for the Western Pacific,
Suva, Fiji.
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No. 112. HONG KONG.
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1914 ON THE PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO
1.
Hong Kong.
BORNE DISEASES. (Received 3rd May, 1915.)
2. Area-Island of Hong Kong: 32 square miles.
3.
Kowloon: 16 square miles.
New territories: 356 square miles (not included under any of the
following statistics wholly agricultural).
Census population, 20th May, 1911 :—
Europeans
East Indians
Chinese and Malays
Mixed and coloured
10,708
4,066
354,739
3,608
373,121
Estimated population to 30th June, 1914
410,710
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