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fully realized upon

ance

the

appear-

of the Plague at Macao,

Hoihow, Swatow, and on the

more

neighbouring mainland

of China, when it became neces

sary to take precautionary

measures

against the intro-

duction of the disease into the

Colony.

(3) In order to

those measures

earry out effectively, it found necessary to give simmediate effect to the re- commendation of the Com-

was

mittee

mittee, and Surgeon-Major S.__ Westoott, A. m. d., was (as has

- already been reported to Your Lordship) appointed Acting Medical Officer of Health.

(4) Lince reporting the above appointment, the Major-General

Commanding has informed

that it

may

be nece

me

necessary to ~

recall Surgeon - Major Westactt to

any

his Military duties at

any time. (5) Efforts have accordingly been made to engage a medical locally to relieve Surgeon.

man

Major