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which add to the difficulty of working in the present building. The rest of the reports

level of the report on the Condition of the lots office which has been dealt with separately.

more

and

J.

very

? Ask him to send the

important reports separately

as a

rough draft. Reports on

any

subjects: [and to give us this opinion on points of interest raised in the reports];

And send copy of the Water Report, etc. (3) to Dr. Manson; of the Botanical report the new draft Magistrate General's report to the Registrar General; of the Harbour Master's Report to the Bd. of Trade, and the Lot office report to the

B/12.

SP.

A. F.

2

? Proceed as proposed. (It is utterly impossible to keep up

a continuous watch

on the more

important deficits, unless we have

the reports sent home separately and the correspondence about them

connected

therewith

)

aus 297 CPL 29 at

Instead

guide in

bracket

with any

observation

which he may

think fit

to make

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No.150.

Enclosures

1 to 10.

Sir,

Government House,

Hong Kong, 21st June, 1899.

I have the honour to transmit to you the

following Sessional Papers;

six copies of each, by

Book Post!

(1) Financial Returns for the year 1898.

(2) Harbour Master's Report for the year 1898.

(3) Reports of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surveyor, and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon

for the year 1898.

(4) Statement of Water Account for the year ending 31st December, 1898.

(5) Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1898.

(6) Report of the Acting Registrar-General for 1898.

(7) Report of the Po-Leung-Kuk Society for the year ending 31st December, 1898.

(8) Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and

Afforestation Department for 1898.

(9) Report of the Director of Public Works for 1898.

(10)

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

etc.

etc.

etc.

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