CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 438

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To

By Commands of their Lordships.

(Signed)

C. Target.

All Commanders-in-Chief. Captains and Commanders,

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of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels.

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Rodney, 04 Hong Kong,

14th March, 1868.

General Memorandum N = 34.

With reference to Admiralty

Circular NV: 5 of 21th February, 1865,

directing that steps shall be taken

to ascertain whether

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any of the Drew suffering from disease before

leaving a port where there is a Noval Hospital,

It is

direction that before

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leave shall be given on this station,

the Crew are to be subjected to a

careful medical inspection.-

This course has become of

necess-overy from the frequent instances of men landing with concealed venerea