taken by this Governmat were not, under the special circumstances of the Colony, otherwise than necessary and reasonable, and I am to add that, in carrying out the system of quarantine, the Government was, as His Excellency believes, in full accord with the mercantile com.
0
to
say
munity of Singapore and Penang.
Stis Excellency desires me that this explanation is only made in the belief that the Govern. ment of Hong Kong shares the dissa- réfaction expressed in the letter of of its Chamber of Commerce, but that,
if this be not so, he would defre- cate the forwarding to this Govern.
Government
ut of Storg
ment by
the
Kong of what is pracheally
of censure by
a local body
a vote
on the
action of a Government other than it
Hour : Actq. Colonial Secretary.
I have re.
(82) A. 9. Talbot,
Acty. Colonial Secretary.
Encicoure 3.
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6 15 PROJ Commerce to
Hong Kong Chamber of cung
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Hong Kong General
Chamber of Commerce,
7th March, 1895.
I have this honour to ackuas.
esteemed favour
ledge receipt of
your of 23th January handing copy of a letter, for which the Committee are much obliged, from the Acking Co- Conia: Secretary, Singapore, is expéa. nation of the action of the Singapore Government in curdeavouring to prevent the introduction of Bubonic Plague
into the Straits Settlements. When addressing you
on the
10th December the Committer had the hovour
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