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1. That whilst before the Erectical Gamination of prostitutes was introduced here & of a ship's the protection of " from their medical treatment to be the inmates as distinguished a valids reason " for giving to the Government expervision and " control over all brothels in the Colony ? And when the present existing law was R. MacDonnell wrote to the secretary of 23rd March 1868" that by the Police supervision State " under the Ordinance the views of t2 Labouchere " in his despatch of the "Colony th 27th August 1856 would "be carried out!"

5. In the same despatch (see page 59. parliamentary papers) Lord Kimberley, refers to "the horrible circumstances which gave rise to the discussion which led up to the (Hongting) Ordinance of 1857" and certainly the letters of the principal Army and Naval Surgeons and the Colonial Surgeon give deplorable accounts of under their charge the health the min before 1857-

The despatches, to which amp one with venereal crew (X. M's Winchester) were affected during the year, after the acts the "Sypliclis had all but disappeared from brow see Dr Pottinger's letter 28th Decr. 1870. 2° That the venereal disease existing is of the mildest type, and that the disease diminishes proportionately to the medical examinations and segregation of the prostitutes. when the Ordinance of 1857 (6:) penalties were inflicted upon persons who kept the inmates of unregistered Brothels, and all was known/ Registered Brothels were required periodical Medical Examination. It found out however that Registered Brothels classified themselves into those which received Chinese