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420

Contagious Diseases Act which has

been moved

by

the Right Honourable the Secretary of State,

for the Colonies.

I thank Your Excellency

for having given opportunity of expressing

my sincere hope that no

relaxation of

the present law in Hongkong, may be permitted. If the Contagious Disease Act be allowed to lapse, I foresee the

consequences to Her Majesty land and sea Forces, and I cordially approve of the remarks of Deputy Inspector General Gordon.

most deplorable

Your Excellency

will remember

that, even with the present regulation in force, I was compelled to

address you in my dispatch No. 63, of 13 April, 1883) in regard to the damaging

effect of illicit prostitution on the health of the crews

of

Her Majesty's ships visiting Hongkong, at which island most of the vessels under my command pass the winter season; and if the present restrictions be removed, the evil of which I then complained

will be so intensified as seriously to lessen the efficiency

and

to impair the strength of both troops

and seamen.

Jowave

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420 Contagious Diseases Act which has been moved by the Right Honourable the Secretary of State, for the Colonies. I thank Your Excellency for having given opportunity of expressing my sincere hope that no relaxation of the present law in Hongkong, may be permitted. If the Contagious Disease Act be allowed to lapse, I foresee the consequences to Her Majesty land and sea Forces, and I cordially approve of the remarks of Deputy Inspector General Gordon. most deplorable Your Excellency will remember that, even with the present regulation in force, I was compelled to address you in my dispatch No. 63, of 13 April, 1883) in regard to the damaging effect of illicit prostitution on the health of the crews of Her Majesty's ships visiting Hongkong, at which island most of the vessels under my command pass the winter season; and if the present restrictions be removed, the evil of which I then complained will be so intensified as seriously to lessen the efficiency and to impair the strength of both troops and seamen. Jowave
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420

Contagions Diseases Act which has

been mooked

by

the Right

Anourable the decretary of State,

for the dolomies.

I chank Your Excellency

شناست

for having given opportunity of expressing

sincere hope chat no

may sincere

relaxation of

the present law in Ponophong, mary be permitted. If the Contagious Diciace Act be allowed to lapse, I forece the

consequences to Her Majesty land and sea Forces, and I cordially approve of the remarks of Deputy Inspector General Gordon.

moot deplorable c

Your Excelency

will remember

that, even with the presentroplation in force, I was compelled to

7.

address you in my dichaich K. KES, of 13 April, 1883) in the damaging

effect of illicit prostitution on the health of the crews

of

per

Majesty's ships visiting stong Kong, at which island most of the vessels ander my command pass the winter season; and if the present restrictions be removed, the wal of which I then complained

will be so in

intensified as seriously the efficiency

and

to lessen the

troops

impair the strength of both troops

and seamen.

Jowave

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