CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 446

in their attitude, and the port of Shanghai stands conspicuous in its

red but effective

moderate en

enlightened measures of quarantine.

The Committer while fully sympathising with the desire of any community to guard against the in- casion of dangerous discases cannot but think the measures. adopted

at times the outcome of, if not panie, at least too bashy action and are often entirely opposed to the opinions ofex - perts was now almost unanimously quarantine

regulations

consider the

+ formerly held to be efficacious,

calculated to promote rather than to prevent the spread of diseases whether infections or contagious nature, and the Singapore Authorities seem:

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to have ured in that direction.

It is to be hoped that it may

be long before the

supposed necessity

for the enforcement of stringent

quarantine

quarantine regulations

regulations again

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aridw

but complete exemphon from dangerous

diseases is not in the natural order.

of things and in view of the possibi. lity of Sungapore assuming

a sunnilar.

attitude on some future joccasions it seems very desirable that the question should be fully discussed behoren the respective Governments and in need the referred to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. If His Excellency

should see fit to give his valuable

assistance ni endeavo

to induce

endeavouring the Singapore Government to modify its regulations the Committee feel confident a change for the better would result to the mutual benefit of both

colonies.