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M. Read

Hold the Library

to

send you

a

space cope : Manson saying that, privately

unlere he thinks otherwise, we do

the print & send it

to add it to the medical

Then return papers to the Deput

Not

Gropose

Compilation

CPd.

13

at once

3

H-J.R

13/6

No. 210.

Enclosure

9th March, With Espare

19.00 Copies.

sir,

Rec

0911129

Rea? 11 JUN 00

Government House,

HongKong, th

May, 1900.

I have the honour to transmit the accom-

panying copies of the report of the Principal Civil Medical Officer on the Health and Sanitary condition of the Colony of Hongyong, for the year 1899.

The influx of Chinese at the time of che

Race Meeting was discouraged by the intimacion that gambling

: would be rigidly prevenced on the Course. The result was

that whereas in 1899 $10,000 was paid as rent for space to

; erect macshed booths and stands on, this year only a few hun-

lat

referance

: dred dollars were realised, and it is certain that less visi-

Cors from China came to the Colony for the Race Meeting.

the Green fleen aftasining 1

Please

mumite including in

to the

dft

nos of births & baths.

There spoken to Me Lucas

The system of paying for rats has proved

bien.

; successful and up to this dace over 10,000 rats have collect.

-ed and paid for by the Sanitary Board.

last year.

Gus 13

Nevertheless Plague is as rife as it was

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, .M.P.,

&C,

800,

&C.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

My Gascoyne

Major-General,

Administering the Government.