CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 406

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no longer be properly treated in such a structure,

especially at sea, and in such a climate as that of Hong

Yong, where the temperature and other conditions are so

variable.

3. It is also necessary that separate Wards should

be provided for the treatment of Infectious Diseases, and

for the Itch, as well as for the reception of Lunatics.

4. At present, cases of small-pox, scarlet fover

end diphtheria have to be trested as hest they can, - no

official accommodation having been reovided for the

isolation of Patients suffering from these diseases.

5. The provision of a Fospital on shore to

which special allusion is made in the 10th paragraph of

the War Office letter before quoted

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become a service of pressing urgency,

has therefore now

and Mr Secretary

Campbell-Bannerman finds it necessary to add this to the

list previously put forward.

having regard to the

6. Mr Campbell-Rannermen

subsequent correspondence has had a fresh list prepare,

shewing the order of procedence which should be attached

to the Services. The list includes the Hospital.

7.

The mount thus revised comes to £211.935 or

$1,338,536 Instead of £174,735 or $1,103.589.

In this

calculation the value of the dollar has been taken at the

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same