CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 93

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The Commille is aware of the advantages to be dorived from lodging the patients in

lemporary

structures cokich can

be burnt immediately after they are frees of patients, un order' more: effectually to déstroy all sources of infections, but they recoquize, inn view of the doebructive

of the typhoons to which the Colony

liable

during

the summ

effects

vermouths, the

advantages of ableost possessing a certain amount

ofabled

of ferma acut accommodation for the reception of patients in

Case

of any emergency

The Committee of thee. Chamber earnestly request that the subject of Quarantine magh reconsidered. The present restrictions

στο

Shipping

are

the introducation.

of no practical use

of disease, and

against

they

are

calculated to briously interfere with all

mercantile interests

I have, te,

$7 H. heswick

Chairman.

Acting Colonial Secretary to Chairman, Hougtong

General Chamber of Commerce.

(Copy)

N809.

Sir.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 18th July, 1885.

In answer to your

15th instant respecting

letter of the

the Quarantine.

Regulations published in the __ Government Gazette of the 27th ulting

I am directed by

Administering

to

the Officer-

the Government.

inform you that, in the présent circucustances of the Colony,

The Ston: 88m Keswick

Chairm

ou,

Hongkong

General

Chamber of Common

it