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No. 51.
INTERNATIONAL HYGIENIC CONFERENCE, VIENNA. LETTER from COLONIAL OFFICE to the COLONIAL REPRESENTATIVES.
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Downing Street, April 27, 1887. I AM directed by Sir Henry Holland to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing copy of a letter from the Austro- Hungarian Minister at this Court, relative to the International Hygienic Conference to be held at Vienna in September next, and I am to request that you will ascertain the views of your Government as to taking part in the Congress.
I am, &c., (Signed)
ROBERT G. W. HERBERT.
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Démographie par des délégués de leurs différents sorvices sanitaires, techniques et d'autres branches administratives. Les délégués seront exempts de la cotisation prévue à l'art. IV. du règlement.
Il serait également utile de favoriser la création de comités nationaux, destinés à seconder le but du congrès et à propager dans les sphères de ressort de leurs pays l'intérêt à son travail.
Je serai obligé à Votre Excellence de vouloir bien porter ce qui précède à la connaissance des Departements intéressés, et me faire connaitre bientôt le résultat de ses obligeantes démarches.
Son Excellence
M. le Marquis de Salisbury,
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Veuillez, &c., (Signé) KAROLYI.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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Enclosure in No. 51.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
Foreign Office, April 13, 1887.
SIR,
I AM directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a note from the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at this Court relative to an International Congress of Hygiene which is to be held at Vienna next September.
It will be seen that the Austro-Hungarian Government invite the official participa- tion of this country, the Colonies, and India. Count Karolyi has been informed in reply that Her Majesty's Government cannot, consistently with the course observed on similar previous occasions, undertake to afford their official cooperation; but that his note has been referred to the Science and Art Department, in order that a communication on the subject may be made to medical bodies interested in the Congress.
I am to request that you will move Secretary Sir Henry Holland to take such steps in the matter with regard to the Colonies as he may think expedient; and to cause Lord Salisbury to be informed what reply he would wish, as regards the Colonies, to be made to Count Karolyi's note.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
M. LE MARQUIS,
I am, &c., (Signed)
JAMES FERGUSSON.
COUNT KAROLYI to the MARQUIS OF SALISBURY.
Austro-Hungarian Embassy, London, April 2, 1887.
LE VI. Congrès international d'Hygiène et de Démographie se tiendra, selon la décision du V. Čongrès réuni à la Haye en 1884, à Vienne. Le Congrès siégera du 26 Septembre au 2 Octobre prochain. S. A. Impériale and Royale, le Prince Héritier, archiduc Rodolphe, en a accepté le protectorat.
Votre Excellence voudra bien relever les détails de l'organisation de ce Congrès du programme officiel, dont j'ai l'honneur de lui transmettre ci-joints* 80 cxemplaires à l'usage du Gouvernement du Royaume Uni ainsi que des Gouvernements des Indes, du Canada et d'Australie.
A ce sujet, je suis chargé ue porter à la connaissance de Votre Excellence que le Gouvernement Impérial et Royal serait reconnaissant au Gouvernement dé Sa Majesté la Reine ainsi qu'aux Gouvernements des Colonies Britanniques de vouloir bien s'inté- resser et prêter leur efficace concours à l'œuvre hautement utile et méritoire, au point de vue des interête des états, des communes et du bien public en général, de cette réunion scientifique internationale.
serait particulièrement désirable aux yeux du Gouvernement Impérial et Royal de voir les Gouvernements étrangers se faire représenter au Congrès d'Hygiène et de
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SIR,
No. 52.
PLEURO-PNEUMÓNIA (AUSTRALIAN COLONIES).
COLONIAL OFFICE to the AUSTRALASIAN DELEGATES.
I AM directed by Sir Henry Holland to transmit to you the accompanying
Downing Street, April 27, 1887. copy of a letter from Sir Henry Wrenfordsley, relative to pleuro-pneumonia in the Australian Colonies, which has been printed for the consideration of the Conference, and I am to state that Sir H. Holland will, at an early date, invite the repre- sentatives of the Australian Colonies to state whether in their opinion the suggestions of Sir Henry Wrenfordsley can with advantage be followed.
SIR,
I am, &c.,
(Signed)
Enclosure in No. 52.
ROBERT G. W. HERBERT.
SIR H. T. WRENFORDSLEY to SIR H. T. HOLLAND.
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA, AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
Tasmania, February 10, 1887.
I HAVE the honour to call your attention, as chairman of the pending Conference, to a resolution passed at the Inter-Colonial Conference held at Sydney in 1881, on the subject of pleuro-pneumonia. Since then the dangers which threatened these colonies, arising from cattle disease, have increased; and in some of these colonies measures of a preventive character have been introduced. From my knowledge of the subject, seeing that I had the honour to act as junior counsel for the Privy Council Office at the time when the Foreign Cattle Market Bill stood referred to a Select Committee of the House of Commons, I am inclined to think that the respective Legislative Chambers of the Australian Colonies would be greatly assisted by having presented to them at least the evidence which relates to the general subject, and which was taken in support of the Bill on the occasion to which I refer.
2. At the Conference in question I had an opportunity afforded me, as the delegate from Western Australia, of taking part in the discussion; and I notice in the Minutes of the Proceedings, page 21, that the following resolution was passed; "Moved by Mr. Morgan (seconded by Mr. Dick), that in the opinion of this Conference joint "action should be taken by all the colonies for the more effectual eradication aud
future prevention of the cattle disease known as pleuro-pauemonia."
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