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was open to them, I informed Admiral

Keppel that, so far

as this Government concerned, it had not been contemplated. to subject the inmates of brothels

reported

to be fequented exclusively by Chinese to the same continuous Medical examination as the inmates of houses Requinted by Europeans, unless experience proved the mecessity of such

a measure

for reasons

affecting the health of Her Majesty's

Sailors on Soldiers.

once

5. On receipt, however, of Your Grace's despatch, of the 11th January, I at einfarmed the Admiral that I had received a communication from your Space of a native which rendered

inapplicable my

my observations

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regarding the

views

of this lovemment as to the

limits of proposed Medical examination. the bolonial Surgeon

b. I then called an

for a report of the expenditure necessary

to

cany

Enclosure enclose his.

out Your Space's instructions, and I

appears

it usly, from which that he considers a building with 200

beds would be required,

placing them temporarily

and

proposes

temporarily in the present

Lock and Fever Happitals, which are

both immediately contiguous to the existing bivil Hospital.

7.

In

Dr Mornay's estimates he makes no allowance for the expense necefsary to enclose the buildings intended for Lock patients and to separate them completely. however temporarily occupied, from the famil!