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Plans for the erection of Civil Hospital at Hong Kong, that his Lordship requests to be informed whether the Local Govmment Board would permit Dr Buchanan to undertake to do so. this duty, should he be willing You add that before submitting this proposal to the Local Government Board Lord Kimberley thought it proper to obtain the consent of the Treasury to the application being

made.

Letter, Since the receipt of your the Bound have been furnished with copy of the correspondence which has paped on this subject between the

Her Majesty's of Treasury and the Colonial Office.

Lords Commissioners

The Board think it right to state & that they always feel considerable hesitation in allowing any of their Inspectors to accept engagements of a professional

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Character, or to be employed in work

which would interfere with their regular prescribed duties; and that in the present instance their hesitation is increased by the fact that Dr. Buchanan's official

very fully occupied.

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The Board have however Comon unicated

to render.

the desired.

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with him on the subject, and find that

he will arrange Assistance in the preparation of

• Plans without allowing it to interfere with his Official work; and

having regard to the special circumstances referred to in the Correspondence with the Treasury the Board will not withhold

their

Apent to Lord Kimberley's request.

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Four Obedient Sewant,

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