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to the Medical fee the Acting Governor
does not concur. He thinks the
matter should be left to ordinary professional competition. I must express my dissent from this doctrine.
The medical officer
is called in to
discharge a duty which the Government owed
to its subjects - that,
namely, of protecting them on
long voyage against the risk of infectious disease. The question
is not how this duty may be performed
cheaply,
but how it may
be most
efficiently performed. On this
principle the Imperial Passengers
Act fixes the amount
of fee to be
paid to the medical inspectors of
immigrant ships in their Country.
In
like manner the Hongkong Legislature
should fix the amount of
fee to be paid to Medical
inspectors here -
whether the amount proposed $25.
per 100.
immigrants be too high
or not
is for the Local Authorities to decide.
But real economy
as well as humanity
demand that the fee should
be sufficiently
liberal to secure
the services of competent and respectable Medical men.
11.
In confirmation of the
view taken by the Committee that the
epidemic on board the "Tricolor" was caused
by a latent
disease carried on board
by the
immigrants,
the Acting Governor encloses a letter from the Harbour Master stating
that a ship recently arrived from Hakili-
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to the Kredical fee the Acting Governor
dose not coneur. He thinks the
maller should be left to ordinary profesional competition. Fruch express my difent from this doetinie.
The predical officer
is called in to
discharge a deity which the Govern=
Hunt owed
L
duly
subjectd - that?
to its sectje
on d
namely, of protecting them on
long reyage against the reck of infections disease. The question.
not how this duty may
cheaply,
but how it may
is
be moch
be moch
rived. On this
spiciently performed.
principle the Imperial Papengers
Act fixes the amount
of fee to be
paid to the medical inspectors of
Imigrant shife in thire Country.
In
like manner the Hongkong Legislature.
should fix the amount of
to medical inspectors
paid to Medical
fre le be
there -
whether die amount proposed $25.
per 100.
huigrants be too high
or not
is for tit Local Authorities to decide.
But real economy
Mo than humanity
lef
demand that the Fra should
sufficiently
liberal to sueuse
ho
services of competent and respectable Inedical men -
11.
opinion of
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cortality.
b.
am
In confirmation of the
bee Committee that the
in the "Tricolor" was caused
apidemic carried on board
a latent
Jorm by
the
Smigrants,
the Acting Governor Encloses a letter from the Harbour Hearter stating
Heat a ship recently from Fahili-
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